Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (to grow, nourish); equivalent to the old past participle of *alaną (to grow). Compare Latin altus (tall, high) with a similar origin.

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Adjective edit

*aldaz (comparative *alþizô, superlative *alþistaz)[1]

  1. old, grown up
    Synonyms: *gamalaz, *senaz, *sinīgaz

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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*alda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 20