Where does “Großväterchen” come from?
Großväterchen (German) comes from German Großvater, from German groß, from English daddy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “Großväterchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Großvater | grandfather |
| 2 | German | groß | big, large, large-scale; great, grand; tall |
| 3 | English | daddy | Father; A male lover; An informal term of address... |
| 4 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 5 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 6 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |