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Where does “gamall” come from?

gamall (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gamalaz — old, weak.

gamall (Old Norse): old; old, aged; of a certain age

Definitions

  1. old; old, aged; of a certain age

Ancestry of “gamall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgamalazold, weak

Words derived from “gamall”

  • gammal
  • gammelfaster
  • gammelmoster
  • gammelmormor
  • gammelmorbror
  • gammelfarbror
  • gammelfarfar
  • urgammal
  • gammel-
  • gammelfarmor
  • gammelmorfar
  • gammalengelsk
  • gammelengelsk
  • gammeldags
  • eldgammel
  • århundregammel
  • gammal
  • gammel
  • urgammel
  • gammelgresk
  • gammalengelsk
  • gamalengelsk
  • gamal
  • gammal
Every word from Proto-Germanic gamalaz →