Alder

English

Etymology

Middle English alder, aller, from Old English alor, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (cf. Swedish al, East Frisian ällerboom), variant of *alizō, *alisō (cf. Dutch els, German Erle), from Proto-Indo-European *hₐélisos (cf. Hittite alanza(n), Latin alnus, Latvian àlksnis, Polish olcha, Albanian halë 'black pine', Ancient Macedonian (Hesychius) álixa 'white poplar').

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: [ˈɔːldə]
• (US) IPA: [ˈɔldɚ]

Noun

Alder (plural Alders)

1. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

Related terms

Andean alder black alder Caucasian alder common alder Formosan alder green alder

grey alder hazel alder Himalayan alder Italian alder Japanese alder Mexican alder

Nepalese alder oriental alder red alder seaside alder white alder

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