older
Norwegian
noun
Definitions
- an alder (tree of the Alnus genus)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse ǫlr derived from Proto-Germanic *aluz derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂élisos
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alder English
- alderfly English
- aldern English
- aldership English
- alderwood English
- Erle German
- Erlkönig German
- els Dutch, Flemish
- elzenvoorn Dutch, Flemish
- ἄλιζα Ancient Greek
- *h₂élisos Proto-Indo-European
- or Norwegian Bokmål
- *aluz Proto-Germanic
- al Swedish
- alfågel Swedish
- alförrädare Swedish
- older Norwegian Nynorsk
- or Norwegian Nynorsk
- alor Old English
- aller, alder Middle English
- elri Old Norse
- ǫlr Old Norse
- el Danish
- elkedel Danish
- *olьxa Proto-Slavic
- elri Icelandic
- gráelri Icelandic
- ölur Icelandic
- else Middle Dutch
- erila Old High German
- al Old Swedish