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-.
אורעלטערן (Yiddish): great-grandparents; ancestors, forefathers
Definitions
- great-grandparents; ancestors, forefathers
Ancestry of “אורעלטערן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | עלטערן | parents |
| 2 | Yiddish | אַלט | old |
| 3 | Middle High German | alt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | alt | old |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |