Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗comparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority. · Closer to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others.
To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role. · An old person. · One who is older than another. · One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
From Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþizô. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut or I-mutation.
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- Root classification mention*h₂el- (grow)ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentioneldreenm
- Inherited-form mentioneldraang
- Inherited-form mention*alþizôgem-pro
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