Where does “עלטער־זיידע” come from?

עלטער־זיידע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זיידע — gramps, grandfather.

עלטער־זיידע (Yiddish): great-grandfather

Definitions

  1. great-grandfather

Ancestry of “עלטער־זיידע”, step by step

עלטער־זיידע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish זיידע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזיידעgramps, grandfather

via Yiddish עלטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעלטערolder
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