old-
Danish
/ɔl-/
prefix
Definitions
- ancient
- an old form of a language
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German olt inherited from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (grown-up).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*aldaz
Gloss
grown-up
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forold English
- nonold English
- old English
- old age English
- old man's pepper English
- old timer English
- old-farrant English
- old-fashioned English
- old-line English
- oldass English
- oldbie English
- olden English
- oldfag English
- oldfangled English
- oldhead English
- oldhood English
- oldie English
- oldify English
- oldish English
- oldling English
- oldly English
- oldness English
- olds English
- oldsquaw English
- oldster English
- oldy English
- one-year-old English
- over-old English
- superold English
- Altarm German
- Altenglisch German
- Alter Mann German
- Altfranzösisch German
- Altfriesisch German
- Altgeorgisch German
- Altglas German
- Altgriechisch German
- Altirisch German
- Altisländisch German
- Altjapanisch German
- Altkatalanisch German
- Altkoreanisch German
- Altkunststoff German
- Altlast German
- Altlatein German
- Altlateinisch German
- Altmaterial German
- Altneubau German
- Altniederdeutsch German
- Altniederländisch German
- Altnorwegisch German
- Altostslawisch German
- Altpapier German
- Altpersisch German
- Altportugiesisch German
- Altpreußisch German
- Altrussisch German
- Altschwedisch German
- Altspanisch German
- Altstadt German
- Altstoff German
- Altsächsisch German
- Altwasser German
- Altweibermühle German
- Erdaltzeit German
- alt German
- altarmenisch German
- altbulgarisch German
- altdeutsch German
- altenglisch German
- altfranzösisch German
- altfriesisch German
- altgeorgisch German
- altgriechisch German
- altirisch German
- altisländisch German
- altjapanisch German
- altkatalanisch German
- altkirchenslawisch German
- altkoreanisch German
- altmachen German
- altmodisch German
- altniederdeutsch German
- altnorwegisch German
- altostslawisch German
- altpersisch German
- altportugiesisch German
- altpreußisch German
- altschwedisch German
- altspanisch German
- altsächsisch German
- altägyptisch German
- steinalt German
- uralt German
- veralten German
- ältlich German
- Oudengels Dutch, Flemish
- Oudfrankisch Dutch, Flemish
- Oudindisch Dutch, Flemish
- Oudkerkslavisch Dutch, Flemish
- Oudnederfrankisch Dutch, Flemish
- Oudsaksisch Dutch, Flemish
- aloud Dutch, Flemish
- oeroud Dutch, Flemish
- oud Dutch, Flemish
- ouderdom Dutch, Flemish
- ouderling Dutch, Flemish
- ouderwets Dutch, Flemish
- oudgast Dutch, Flemish
- oudgediende Dutch, Flemish
- oudheid Dutch, Flemish
- oudsher Dutch, Flemish
- oudtijds Dutch, Flemish
- stamoudste Dutch, Flemish
- stokoud Dutch, Flemish
- *altós Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eltós, *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European
- *aldaz Proto-Germanic
- ald Old English
- eald Old English
- old Middle English
- out Middle Dutch
- ald Old High German
- alt Old High German
- olda Ido
- oud Afrikaans
- alt Middle High German
- 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- *ald gmw-pro
- alt Old Dutch
- olt Middle Low German
- ald Old Saxon
- āld Old Saxon
- ald Old Frisian
- oll- German Low German
- owru Sranan Tongo
- alt Crimean Gothic