Etymograph

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Ouder-Amstel

Ouder-Amstel comes from Dutch Ouder-Amstel, from oud ‘old’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘grow, nourish’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘grow, nourish’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*altósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*aldaz‘old, grown up’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ald‘old’reconstructed
  5. Old Dutchc. 500–1150alt‘old’
  6. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500out
  7. Dutchc. 1500–presentoud‘old’
  8. Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentOuder-Amstel
  9. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘grow, nourish’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*altósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*aldaz‘old, grown up’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ald‘old’reconstructed
  5. Old Dutchc. 500–1150alt‘old’
  6. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500out
  7. Dutchc. 1500–presentoud‘old’
  8. Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentOuder-Amstel
  9. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

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

as, all, else, adult, ultimate, el, element, alien, ultra, alumni, ellen, qualification, alternate, alt, altar, alter, outrage, altitude, alpine, adolescent, abolish, alto, alias, alum, alibi, alimony, alp, proletariat, retaliate, altruism, parallax, coalesce, ulterior, exalt, foetal, althea, altimeter, withal, eld, 64 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 A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / Ouder-Amstel

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