Where does “amma” come from?

amma (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse amma, from Proto-Germanic ammǭ, from Proto-Indo-European amma — mother.

amma (Icelandic): grandmother, grandma, granny

Definitions

  1. grandmother, grandma, granny

Ancestry of “amma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseammagrandmother
2Proto-Germanicammǭmother; wet nurse; grandmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanammamother

Words derived from “amma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma →Every word from Proto-Germanic ammǭ →Every word from Old Norse amma →