olde-
Appearance
See also: olde
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the first part of Middle Low German e.g. oldervater, oldevater.
Prefix
[edit]olde-
- With familial relations, used to denote a removal, usually up three generations or back.
- olde- + mor (“mother”) → oldemor (“great-grandmother”)
- olde- + born (“children”) → oldeborn (“great-grandchildren”)
- olde- + onkel (“uncle”) → oldeonkel (“great-granduncle”)
- olde- + grandonkel (“granduncle”) → oldegrandonkel (“great-granduncle”)