oldefar.
great-grandfather; the father of one's grandparent
Meaning & usage
great-grandfather; the father of one's grandparent
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle Low German oldevater (“father of the parents; grandfather”), alongside oldervater (“father of the parents; grandfather”). The second element was adapted to Norwegian far (“father”), while the first element became the kinship prefix olde-. The Middle Low German term originally denoted a grandfather; in Norwegian, the meaning later shifted one generation further back to “great-grandfather”. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk oldefar and Danish oldefar (“great-grandfather”). See also oldemor (“great-grandmother”).
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