Where does “gammelmoster” come from?

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

gammelmoster (Swedish): parents' maternal aunt

Definitions

  1. parents' maternal aunt

Ancestry of “gammelmoster”, 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- →