Where does “gamleby” come from?
gamleby (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gamal, from Old Norse ellri, from Proto-Germanic alþizô, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
gamleby (Norwegian Nynorsk): old town
Ancestry of “gamleby”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gamal | old |
| 2 | Old Norse | ellri | comparative degree of gamall |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | alþizô | comparative degree of *aldaz |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |