Urgroßeltern

great-grandparents

noun OOR-grohs-el-tern Rare

Usage Note

Urgroßeltern are the parents of one's grandparents. The Ur- prefix is productive in German kinship terms: Urgroßvater, Urgroßmutter, Urenkel (great-grandchild). It signals one generation further back than Groß-.

Examples

"Ihre Urgroßeltern wanderten im frühen 20. Jahrhundert aus Polen ein."

Natural Translation

Her great-grandparents immigrated from Poland in the early 20th century.

Literal Translation

Her great-grandparents immigrated in the early 20th century from Poland in.

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