Where does “gammelmorbror” come from?

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

gammelmorbror (Swedish): parents' maternal uncle, maternal granduncle

Definitions

  1. parents' maternal uncle, maternal granduncle

Ancestry of “gammelmorbror”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgammel-old; great-
2Swedishgammalold; something which has existed for a long...
3Old Swedishgamalold
4Old Norsegamallold; old, aged; of a certain age
5Proto-Germanicgamalazold, weak
Every word from Proto-Germanic gamalaz →Every word from Old Norse gamall →Every word from Swedish gammel- →