Where does “gubbvälde” come from?

gubbvälde (Swedish) comes from Swedish gubbe — an old or elderly man; one's husband; little lump.

gubbvälde (Swedish): gerontocracy

Definitions

  1. gerontocracy

Ancestry of “gubbvälde”, step by step

gubbvälde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gubbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgubbean old or elderly man; one's husband; little lump

via Swedish välde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishväldea power, an empire, a realm, a reign
Every word from Swedish gubbe