## Etymology
The comparative of 'old', from Old English 'eald', from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h2el- ('to grow, nourish').

## AI Etymology
Older is traced through this development: The comparative of 'old', from Old English 'eald', from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h2el- ('to grow, nourish'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adjective, it carries the sense "comparative of old; having lived or existed longer", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old English eald, Proto-Germanic *aldaz, and Proto-Indo-European *h2el-. Related words include old, oldest, elder, olden.

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