myEtymology.com: English etymology of grandchild

Etymology of the English word grandchild

the English word grandchild

derived from the English word child

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kiltham

using the English prefix grand-

derived from the English word grand

derived from the Old French word grand

derived from the Classical Latin word grandis (full-grown, grown up; large)

derived from the Old French prefix grand-