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Where does “grandonkel” come from?

grandonkel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French grand-oncle — great-uncle.

grandonkel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a great-uncle

Definitions

  1. a great-uncle

Ancestry of “grandonkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrand-onclegreat-uncle
Every word from French grand-oncle →