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
Ancestry of “gammel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | gammel | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | gamal | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gamal | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gamalaz | old, weak |