Where does “Ombudsmann” come from?
Ombudsmann (German) comes from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr, from Old Norse umboð, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
Ombudsmann (German): ombudsman
Ancestry of “Ombudsmann”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | ombudsman | ombudsman |
| 2 | Old Norse | umboðsmaðr | commissary, steward |
| 3 | Old Norse | umboð | commission |
| 4 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |