Where does “oorgrootvader” come from?
oorgrootvader (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch overgrootvader, from Dutch grootvader, from Middle French grandpere, from Middle French grand, from Old French grant, from Old French -ur, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
oorgrootvader (Afrikaans): great-grandfather
Definitions
- great-grandfather
Ancestry of “oorgrootvader”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | overgrootvader | great-grandfather |
| 2 | Dutch | grootvader | grandfather |
| 3 | Middle French | grandpere | grandfather |
| 4 | Middle French | grand | big; large |
| 5 | Old French | grant | big, large |
| 6 | Old French | -ur | -er, used for form agent nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |