Where does “omtvistet” come from?

omtvistet (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.

omtvistet (Danish): controversial, contentious

Definitions

  1. controversial, contentious

Ancestry of “omtvistet”, step by step

omtvistet 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 tvistet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtvistet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē-Every word from Proto-Germanic jabaiEvery word from Old Norse ef