Where does “omskjæring” come from?

omskjæring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål omskjære, from Norwegian Bokmål om-, from Norwegian Bokmål gi, from Danish give, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

omskjæring (Norwegian Bokmål): circumcision

Definitions

  1. circumcision

Ancestry of “omskjæring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålomskjæreto circumcise
2Norwegian Bokmålom-around; re-
3Norwegian Bokmålgito give
4Danishgiveto give
5Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
6Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →
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