Where does “lillgammal” come from?

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

lillgammal (Swedish): like someone older or an adult (often in an amusing idiosyncratic way), precocious

Definitions

  1. like someone older or an adult (often in an amusing idiosyncratic way), precocious

Ancestry of “lillgammal”, step by step

lillgammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgammalold; something which has existed for a long...
2Old Swedishgamalold
3Old Norsegamallold; old, aged; of a certain age
4Proto-Germanicgamalazold, weak

via Swedish lilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlilla
Every word from Proto-Germanic gamalaz →Every word from Old Norse gamall →Every word from Old Swedish gamal →