Where does “omfavne” come from?

omfavne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish omfavne, from Danish om, from Old Danish ef, from Old Norse ef, from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.

omfavne (Norwegian Bokmål): embrace, hug

Definitions

  1. embrace, hug

Ancestry of “omfavne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishomfavneembrace, hug
2Danishomabout; such that something changes orientation or...
3Old Danishef—
4Old Norseefif
5Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
6Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jabai →Every word from Old Norse ef →