English
great-nephew
From great- + nephew.
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd- ‘to rub, grind, remove’
Proto-Germanic *grautaz ‘coarse, crude’
Proto-West Germanic *graut
Old English grēat ‘big’
Middle English grete ‘great’
English great-
Proto-Indo-European *népōts ‘grandson’
Proto-Italic *nepōts ‘nephew, grandson’
Latin nepos
Old French neveu
Middle English nevew ‘nephew, grandson’
English nephew
Today it means
noun Synonym of grandnephew.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / great-nephew