Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great-grandson

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: great--grand-son
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A son of a grandchild.

Etymology

Etymology tree English great- English grand- Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone English son English grandson English great-grandson From great- + grandson.

Inflected Forms

great-grandsons (plural) great grandson (alternative) greatgrandson (alternative)

Phrases

great-great-grandson

Frequently Paired Words

great-great-grandson grandson son great-granddaughter

Questions

What does great-grandson mean?: A son of a grandchild.
Where does great-grandson come from?: Etymology tree English great- English grand- Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone English son English grandson English great-grandson From great- + grandson.

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