Where does “amma” come from?

amma (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ammǭ, from Proto-Indo-European amma — mother.

amma (Old Norse): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “amma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicammǭmother; wet nurse; grandmother
2Proto-Indo-Europeanammamother

Words derived from “amma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma →Every word from Proto-Germanic ammǭ →