Where does “omgivelse” come from?
omgivelse (Danish) comes from Danish omgive, from German umgeben, from German geben, from Middle High German geben, from Old High German geban, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.
omgivelse (Danish): surroundings; environment
Definitions
- surroundings; environment
Ancestry of “omgivelse”, step by step
omgivelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish omgive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | omgive | to surround, girdle, enclose |
| 2 | German | umgeben | to surround |
| 3 | German | geben | to give; to hand, to pass, to put within reach;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | geben | to give |
| 5 | Old High German | geban | to give |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | geban | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |