Where does “gammalmodig” come from?

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

gammalmodig (Swedish): old-fashioned, dated

Definitions

  1. old-fashioned, dated

Ancestry of “gammalmodig”, step by step

gammalmodig 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 modig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmodigbrave, courageous
2Old Norsemóðugr—

Words derived from “gammalmodig”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gamalaz →Every word from Old Norse gamall →Every word from Old Swedish gamal →