English
elderhood
From elder + -hood.
Formed from elder + -hood
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós
Proto-Germanic *aldaz ‘old, grown up’
Old English eldra
Middle English eldre
English elder
Today it means
noun The state, quality, or condition of being an elder.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elderhood