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
- comprehensive; extensive; present participle of...
Ancestry of “omfattende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | omfatte | to comprise; to include; to cover |
| 2 | German | umfassen | to encompass; to comprise; to change grip |
| 3 | German | um | about; around; at, by |
| 4 | Middle High German | ümbe | — |
| 5 | Old High German | umbi | around |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | umbi | around |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |