Where does “om-” come from?

om- (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gi, from Danish give, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

om- (Norwegian Bokmål): around; re-

Definitions

  1. around; re-

Ancestry of “om-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgito give
2Danishgiveto give
3Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
4Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “om-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →
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