English
elderish
From elder + -ish.
Formed from elder + -ish
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
adj Somewhat old; elderly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elderish