Where does “omformer” come from?

omformer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål omforme, from Norwegian Bokmål om, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

omformer (Norwegian Bokmål): a transformer; a converter; present tense of...

Definitions

  1. a transformer; a converter; present tense of...

Ancestry of “omformer”, step by step

omformer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål omforme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålomformeto reshape, transform, convert, reform, remodel
2Norwegian Bokmålomaround; in; about
3Old Norseumabout, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,...
4Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Norwegian Bokmål er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts