Where does “ålder” come from?

ålder (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish alder, from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ålder (Swedish): age; how old something or someone is; an age, an...

Definitions

  1. age; how old something or someone is; an age, an...

Ancestry of “ålder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishalderall; whole, complete; lifetime
2Old Norsealdrage
3Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “ålder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldrą →Every word from Old Norse aldr →