English
aad
Aad comes from Northern Middle English old ‘Elderly’, from Proto-West Germanic *ald ‘old’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*aldaz‘grown-up’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ald‘old’reconstructed
- Anglian Old Englishmodernald
- Northern Middle Englishmodernoldas ald‘Elderly’
- Englishtodayaad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*aldaz‘grown-up’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ald‘old’reconstructed
- Anglian Old Englishmodernald
- Northern Middle Englishmodernoldas ald‘Elderly’
- Englishtodayaad
The story
Regional form of old (compare auld), from Northern Middle English ald (southern old).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’
as, all, else, el, ultimate, element, adult, alien, ultra, alternate, alter, ellen, altitude, alumni, qualification, outrage, alt, altar, alpine, abolish, alto, alias, adolescent, alum, alibi, retaliate, alimony, alp, proletariat, altruism, ulterior, parallax, coalesce, exalt, foetal, althea, altimeter, eld, withal, 64 more
through Proto-Germanic *aldaz ‘grown-up’
through Proto-West Germanic *ald ‘old’
through Northern Middle English old ‘Elderly’
Today it means
adj old
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / aad