alt

German (Berlin)

/alt/

adj
Definitions
  • old
  • ancient
  • elderly inflected in the comparative

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German alt inherited from Old High German alt inherited from *ald inherited from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (grown-up) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *altós.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*altós

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