Where does “gammalengelsk” come from?
gammalengelsk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk engelsk, from Old Norse engilskr, from Old English Englisċ, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
gammalengelsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Old English
Definitions
- Old English
Ancestry of “gammalengelsk”, step by step
gammalengelsk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk engelsk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | engelsk | English, someone or something from England,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | engilskr | — |
| 3 | Old English | Englisċ | of the Angles; of the Angles; English |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
via Norwegian Nynorsk gammal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gammal | Alternative form of gamal; old; Old |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gamal | old |
| 3 | Old Norse | ellri | comparative degree of gamall |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | alþizô | comparative degree of *aldaz |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |