Where does “gammeldansk” come from?

gammeldansk (Danish) comes from Danish dansk, from Swedish dansk, from Old Norse danskr, from Old Norse -sk, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

gammeldansk (Danish): Middle Danish

Definitions

  1. Middle Danish

Ancestry of “gammeldansk”, step by step

gammeldansk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dansk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishdanskDanish; the Danish language; Dane
2SwedishdanskDanish; of or pertaining to Denmark; a Dane
3Old NorsedanskrDanish
4Old Norse-sk—
5Proto-Germanic*sek—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Danish gammel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgammelold
2Old Norsegamallold; old, aged; of a certain age
3Proto-Germanicgamalazold, weak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Old Norse -sk →Every word from Old Norse danskr →