Where does “hemma” come from?

hemma (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hemme, from Persian همه, from Middle Persian hmʾk' — all.

hemma (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of hemme: ## simple past ## past...

Definitions

  1. inflection of hemme: ## simple past ## past...

Ancestry of “hemma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhemmeto hamper, hinder, inhibit, check, arrest,...
2Persianهمهall; everyone; every
3Middle Persianhmʾk'all
Every word from Middle Persian hmʾk' →Every word from Persian همه →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål hemme →