Where does “gamling” come from?

gamling (Danish) comes from Danish gammel, from Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic gamalaz — old, weak.

gamling (Danish): an old person

Definitions

  1. an old person

Ancestry of “gamling”, step by step

gamling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gammel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgammelold
2Old Norsegamallold; old, aged; of a certain age
3Proto-Germanicgamalazold, weak

via Danish ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gamalaz →Every word from Old Norse gamall →Every word from Danish gammel →