Where does “alt” come from?

alt (Zipser German) comes 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.

alt (Zipser German): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “alt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanaltold
2Proto-West Germanicaldold
3Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
5Proto-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 →