Where does “אַלטוואַרג” come from?
אַלטוואַרג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַלט, from Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
אַלטוואַרג (Yiddish): old things
Definitions
- old things
Ancestry of “אַלטוואַרג”, step by step
אַלטוואַרג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish אַלט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַלט | old |
| 2 | Middle High German | alt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | alt | old |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Yiddish ־וואַרג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־וואַרג | ness |