Where does “gammalgrekisk” come from?

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

gammalgrekisk (Swedish): Ancient Greek (of or pertaining to the language)

Definitions

  1. Ancient Greek (of or pertaining to the language)

Ancestry of “gammalgrekisk”, step by step

gammalgrekisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgammalold; something which has existed for a long...
2Old Swedishgamalold
3Old Norsegamallold; old, aged; of a certain age
4Proto-Germanicgamalazold, weak

via Swedish grekisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishgrekiskGreek (of the Greek language, people or country)
Every word from Proto-Germanic gamalaz →Every word from Old Norse gamall →Every word from Old Swedish gamal →