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Oldenburg

Oldenburg comes from German Oldenburg, from Middle Low German ôlt ‘old’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eltósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*aldaz‘old, grown up’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ald‘old’reconstructed
  5. Old Saxonc. 800–1200āld‘old’
  6. Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600ôlt‘old’
  7. Low Germanmodernold
  8. Germanc. 1650–presentOldenburg
  9. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eltósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*aldaz‘old, grown up’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ald‘old’reconstructed
  5. Old Saxonc. 800–1200āld‘old’
  6. Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600ôlt‘old’
  7. Low Germanmodernold
  8. Germanc. 1650–presentOldenburg
  9. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’

as, all, else, adult, el, ultimate, element, ultra, alternate, alien, alter, alumni, qualification, ellen, outrage, alpine, alias, abolish, adolescent, alum, alibi, retaliate, alimony, alp, altruism, ulterior, parallax, proletariat, coalesce, foetal, althea, withal, 64 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós

alt, altar, altitude, alto, exalt, altimeter, eld, 14 more

through Proto-Germanic *aldaz ‘old, grown up’

elder, 2 more

through Proto-West Germanic *ald ‘old’

old, ou, auld, aad, 2 more

Today it means

name An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / Oldenburg

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