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Where does “omfattende” come from?

omfattende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål omfatte, from German umfassen, from German um, from Middle High German ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

omfattende (Norwegian Bokmål): comprehensive; extensive; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. comprehensive; extensive; present participle of...

Ancestry of “omfattende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålomfatteto comprise; to include; to cover
2Germanumfassento encompass; to comprise; to change grip
3Germanumabout; around; at, by
4Middle High Germanümbe—
5Old High Germanumbiaround
6Proto-West Germanicumbiaround
7Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “omfattende”

  • landsomfattende
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