Where does “ómur” come from?
ómur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ómr, from Proto-Germanic wōmaz — sound, noise.
ómur (Icelandic): a distant or ambient sound; echo
Definitions
- a distant or ambient sound; echo
Ancestry of “ómur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | ómr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wōmaz | sound, noise |
Words derived from “ómur”