olde-

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From the first part of Middle Low German e.g. oldervater, oldevater.

Prefix

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olde-

  1. 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)

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