English word old comes from Proto-Indo-European *al-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi (To be nourishing.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *al- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to burn, all , to grind, to grow, grow, nourish, other, to raise, feed, to shine, to light |
| *altós | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| adoleo | Latin (lat) | I emit an odor, smell. I consume or destroy by fire, burn.. I magnify or pile up with for sacrifice; burn, sacrifice. |
| *h₂életi | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be nourishing. |
| *alaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To breed. To grow. To grow old, to mature. |
| *aldaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Old, grown up. |
| eald | Old English (ang) | Old. |
| ald | Middle English (enm) | |
| old | English (en) | (with "the") People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group. (heading) Of an earlier time.. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.). Familiar.. Former, previous.. Having existed or lived for the specified time.. Obsolete; [...] |