Where does “omleggen” come from?
omleggen (Dutch) comes from Dutch om, from Middle Dutch ombe, from Old Dutch umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
omleggen (Dutch): to snuff, to off
Definitions
- to snuff, to off
Ancestry of “omleggen”, step by step
omleggen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch om
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | om | around, about; at; around, over |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ombe | Alternative form of omme |
| 3 | Old Dutch | umbi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German umlegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | umlegen | to lay around; to tilt, to lay flat; to apportion |
| 2 | German | legen | to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it... |
| 3 | Middle High German | legen | to lay, to put into a horizontal position |
| 4 | Old High German | legen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laggjan | to lay, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |