Where does “gammel” come from?

gammel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish gammel, from Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic gamalaz — old, weak.

gammel (Norwegian Bokmål): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “gammel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgammelold
2Old Norsegamallold; old, aged; of a certain age
3Proto-Germanicgamalazold, weak

Words derived from “gammel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gamalaz →Every word from Old Norse gamall →Every word from Danish gammel →