Where does “urgammel” come from?
urgammel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ur, from Middle Low German ūr, from Middle Dutch ūre, from Old Dutch ūra, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
urgammel (Norwegian Bokmål): ancient, extremely old
Ancestry of “urgammel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ur | a clock or watch |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ūr | watch, clock |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ūre | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ūra | — |
| 5 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 6 | Latin | hōra | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |