Eltern
German (Berlin)
/ˈɛltɐn/
noun
Definitions
- parents
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German eltirōn inherited from Proto-Germanic *alþizô.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*alþizô
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Abend German
- Elternabend German
- Elternhaus German
- Elternschaft German
- Elternteil German
- Elternzeit German
- Pflege German
- Pflegeeltern German
- Teil German
- Voreltern German
- Zeit German
- elterlich German
- elternlos German
- haus German
- *h₂eltós Proto-Indo-European
- *alþizô Proto-Germanic
- *gamalaz Proto-Germanic
- eldra Old English
- ieldra Old English
- ellri Old Norse
- eltirōn Old High German
- Elteren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Elterenhaus Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰 Gothic
- aldiro Old Saxon
- alder Old Frisian
- ełdyn Vilamovian