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==Etymology==
− It is [[inh|ang|eldra|t=older]] (Mercian, West Saxon ieldra), the comparative of eald, ald (see [[old]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Proto-Germanic *alþizan-, source also of Old High German altiro (German [[m|de|älter]]), Old Norse ellri and Gothic alþiza.^(Hoad 1986) It is the only English survival of the umlaut in comparison.^(Etymonline) The noun is from Old English eldra, an older person, parent, ancestor, chief.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[inh|ang|eldra|t=older]] (Mercian, West Saxon ieldra), the comparative of [[m|ang|eald]], ald (see [[old]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[gem-pro|*alþizan-]], source also of [[goh|altiro]] (German [[m|de|älter]]), [[non|ellri]] and Gothic alþiza.^(Hoad 1986) It is the only English survival of the umlaut in comparison.^(Etymonline) The noun is from [[ang|eldra]], an older person, parent, ancestor, chief.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==
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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English eller, eldre, [[inh|ang|ellærn|t=elder tree]], ellen,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) of unknown origin, perhaps related to [[alder]], which may also be the source of the unetymological -d-.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) It is common Germanic, with Middle Low German ellern, elre and Old High German elira.^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is [[enm|eller]], eldre, [[inh|ang|ellærn|t=elder tree]], ellen,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) of unknown origin, perhaps related to [[alder]], which may also be the source of the unetymological -d-.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) It is common Germanic, with [[gml|ellern]], elre and [[goh|elira]].^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==