Where does “omskærelse” come from?

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

omskærelse (Danish): (male or female) circumcision

Definitions

  1. (male or female) circumcision

Ancestry of “omskærelse”, step by step

omskærelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish omskære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishomskærecircumcise
2Danishomabout; such that something changes orientation or...
3Old Danishef—
4Old Norseefif
5Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
6Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jabai →Every word from Old Norse ef →