Where does “omgå” come from?

omgå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

omgå (Norwegian Bokmål): to bypass, circumvent

Definitions

  1. to bypass, circumvent

Ancestry of “omgå”, step by step

omgå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål om

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

via Norwegian Bokmål gå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålgåTo walk, go
2Old Norsegangato go, walk
3Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →