Where does “gammel” come from?

gammel (Dutch) comes from Middle Low German gammel, from Old Saxon gamal, from Proto-West Germanic gamal, from Proto-Germanic gamalaz — old, weak.

gammel (Dutch): shaky

Definitions

  1. shaky

Ancestry of “gammel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangammel—
2Old Saxongamal—
3Proto-West Germanicgamal—
4Proto-Germanicgamalazold, weak
Every word from Proto-Germanic gamalaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gamal →Every word from Old Saxon gamal →