Where does “åme” come from?

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

åme (Norwegian Bokmål): caterpillar

Definitions

  1. caterpillar

Ancestry of “åme”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃emh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ammōną →Every word from Old Norse ama →