Where does “omma” come from?

omma (Faroese) comes from Old Norse amma, from Proto-Germanic ammǭ, from Proto-Indo-European amma — mother.

omma (Faroese): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “omma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseammagrandmother
2Proto-Germanicammǭmother; wet nurse; grandmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanammamother

Words derived from “omma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma →Every word from Proto-Germanic ammǭ →Every word from Old Norse amma →