oud.
old (having existed for a relatively long period of time)
Meaning & usage
old (having existed for a relatively long period of time)
De oude man en de zee.
old (of an earlier time)
stale
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch alt, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”). Compare German alt, West Frisian âld, Low German old, olt, oll, English old.
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