Where does “gammalpiga” come from?
gammalpiga (Swedish) comes from Swedish gammal, from Old Swedish gamal, from Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic gamalaz — old, weak.
Ancestry of “gammalpiga”, step by step
gammalpiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gammal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gammal | old; something which has existed for a long... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | gamal | old |
| 3 | Old Norse | gamall | old; old, aged; of a certain age |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gamalaz | old, weak |
via Swedish piga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | piga | Maid, female servant; female employee on a farm,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | píka | a girl, a lass, a virgin; a young girl, a working... |
| 3 | Finnish | piika | maid; girl; a girlchild |