Where does “אורעלטערן” come from?

אורעלטערן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish עלטערן, 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.

אורעלטערן (Yiddish): great-grandparents; ancestors, forefathers

Definitions

  1. great-grandparents; ancestors, forefathers

Ancestry of “אורעלטערן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעלטערןparents
2Yiddishאַלטold
3Middle High Germanalt—
4Old High Germanaltold
5Proto-West Germanicaldold
6Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →