elder
/ˈɛldə//ˈɛldɚ/
- n.
- 年长者，老人，前辈
- adj.
- 年长的，资深的
中文释义来自 ECDICT
elder1词源 1
词源链
- 英语English
elder
词源说明
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.
elder2词源 2
elder3词源 3
词源链
- 英语English
elder
词源说明
Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *aliþro (“udder”), from *alaną (“to nourish”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch elder (“udder”).