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Where does “morfar” come from?

morfar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse móðurfaðir — mother's father.

morfar (Norwegian Bokmål): a mother's father; maternal grandfather

Definitions

  1. a mother's father; maternal grandfather

Ancestry of “morfar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemóðurfaðirmother's father
Every word from Old Norse móðurfaðir →