Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "old" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureseald(Anglo-Saxon) ald(Frankish) alt(Old Dutch) alt(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsAude(French) Alte(Frisian) Alda, Aldo(Germanic) Alda, Aldo(Italian) Alda, Aldina(Portuguese) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 20.