Where does “gammelmorfar” come from?
gammelmorfar (Swedish) comes from Swedish gammel-, from Swedish gammal, from Old Swedish gamal, from Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic gamalaz — old, weak.
gammelmorfar (Swedish): one's parents' maternal grandfathers
Definitions
- one's parents' maternal grandfathers
Ancestry of “gammelmorfar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | gammel- | old; great- |
| 2 | Swedish | gammal | old; something which has existed for a long... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | gamal | old |
| 4 | Old Norse | gamall | old; old, aged; of a certain age |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gamalaz | old, weak |