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West Frisian âld (cognate)
←
Proto-Germanic *aldaz (inherited)
←
Proto-West Germanic *ald (inherited)
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Old High German alt (cognate)
←
Proto-Indo-European *altós (derived)
←
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (mention)
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Proto-Indo-European *al- (mention)
←
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (mention)
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Low German old (cognate)
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Old Frisian ald (cognate)
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Old Saxon ald (cognate)
→
English olden (mention)
→
English Alden (inherited)
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Old English ieldu (suffix)
→
Old English ielden (mention)
→
Old English ielde (cognate)
→
Old High German alt (cognate)
→
Old Saxon ald (cognate)