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Where does “ommer” come from?

ommer (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.

ommer (Danish): do-over; action that failed, thus necessitating a...

Definitions

  1. do-over; action that failed, thus necessitating a...

Ancestry of “ommer”, step by step

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