Where does “omen” come from?

omen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin ōmen, from Old Latin osmen, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

omen (Norwegian Bokmål): an omen

Definitions

an omen

Ancestry of “omen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	ōmen	omen, sign, harbinger, portent, token
2	Old Latin	osmen	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ew-	to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Old Latin osmen →Every word from Latin ōmen →