Meaning
- old
- ancient
- elderly (inflected in the comparative)
Concepts
of long standing
very heavy
very expensive
obsolete article
𐐬𐑊𐐼
Synonyms
frühzeitlich
sehr schwer
eingesessen
hoch an Jahren
altehrwürdig
ältest
feinst
fortgeschrittenen Alters
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/alt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”). Compare Dutch oud, Low German old, West Frisian âld, English old. Doublet of Alt, a loanword from Italian.
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