English
eldress
From elder + -ess.
Formed from elder + -ess
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 A female elder.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / eldress