Where does “ama” come from?

ama (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ama, from Proto-Germanic ammōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃emh₃- — to grab, take; to swear.

ama (Icelandic): to trouble

Definitions

  1. to trouble

Ancestry of “ama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseamato bother; to wound; a large amount, a ton
2Proto-Germanicammōnąto irritate, bother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃emh₃-to grab, take; to swear

Words derived from “ama”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃emh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ammōną →Every word from Old Norse ama →