Where does “gammalgrekiska” come from?

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

gammalgrekiska (Swedish): Ancient Greek (language)

Definitions

  1. Ancient Greek (language)

Ancestry of “gammalgrekiska”, step by step

gammalgrekiska 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 grekiska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrekiskaa woman from Greece
Every word from Proto-Germanic gamalaz →Every word from Old Norse gamall →Every word from Old Swedish gamal →
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