Where does “omgå” come from?

omgå (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.

omgå (Danish): to bypass, circumvent; to handle, consort with -...

Definitions

  1. to bypass, circumvent; to handle, consort with -...

Ancestry of “omgå”, step by step

omgå 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 gå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgåto go; to walk
2Old Danishgaa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jabai →Every word from Old Norse ef →