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

  1. one's parents' maternal grandfathers

Ancestry of “gammelmorfar”, 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- →