Where does “gammelpiga” come from?

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

gammelpiga (Swedish): an (old) woman who has never been married; an old maid

Definitions

  1. an (old) woman who has never been married; an old maid

Ancestry of “gammelpiga”, 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- →