Where does “langamma” come from?

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

langamma (Icelandic): great-grandmother

Definitions

  1. great-grandmother

Ancestry of “langamma”, step by step

langamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic amma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicammagrandmother, grandma, granny
2Old Norseammagrandmother
3Proto-Germanicammǭmother; wet nurse; grandmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanammamother

via Icelandic lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclangaccusative indefinite singular of langur; dative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma →Every word from Proto-Germanic ammǭ →Every word from Old Norse amma →