Where does “vecvecāki” come from?
vecvecāki (Latvian) comes from Latvian vecāki, from German Eltern, from Old High German eltirōn, from Proto-Germanic alþizô, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
vecvecāki (Latvian): grandparents
Ancestry of “vecvecāki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | vecāki | nominative plural masculine form of vecāks;... |
| 2 | German | Eltern | parents |
| 3 | Old High German | eltirōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | alþizô | comparative degree of *aldaz |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |