elde

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Definitions
  • old age, oldness

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish ælde (age, eld) derived from Old Norse elli derived from Proto-Germanic *alþį̄ (age, eld) inherited from Old Norse elda (fire up, make old, kindle) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (grow, other, nourish, wander, beyond, all, roam, be wet, rise, live on, feed).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂el-

Gloss

grow, other, nourish, wander, beyond, all, roam, be wet, rise, live on, feed

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