Where does “grandnevø” come from?

grandnevø (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nevø, from French neveu, from Old French neveu, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

grandnevø (Norwegian Nynorsk): grandnephew

Definitions

  1. grandnephew

Ancestry of “grandnevø”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknevøa nephew
2Frenchneveunephew
3Old Frenchneveunephew; grandson
4Latinnepōs—
5Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →Every word from Latin nepōs →