Where does “ombygge” come from?

ombygge (Danish) comes from Danish om, from Old Danish ef, from Old Norse ef, from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.

ombygge (Danish): to rebuild, reconstruct

Definitions

  1. to rebuild, reconstruct

Ancestry of “ombygge”, step by step

ombygge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish om

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishomabout; such that something changes orientation or...
2Old Danishef—
3Old Norseefif
4Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
5Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time

via Danish bygge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbyggeto build, construct; to craft
2Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
3Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “ombygge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jabai →Every word from Old Norse ef →