myEtymology.com: English etymology of grandmother

Etymology of the English word grandmother

the English word grandmother

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-

derived from the English word mother

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *mothær

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *māter- (mother)