Where does “gamal” come from?

gamal (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse ellri, from Proto-Germanic alþizô, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

gamal (Norwegian Nynorsk): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “gamal”, step by step

gamal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ellri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseellricomparative degree of gamall
2Proto-Germanicalþizôcomparative degree of *aldaz
3Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Old Norse gamall

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

Words derived from “gamal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →