Where does “gammel-” come from?

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

gammel- (Swedish): old; great-

Definitions

  1. old; great-

Ancestry of “gammel-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gammel-”

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