Where does “omslutte” come from?
omslutte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish slutte, from Middle Low German slūten, from Old Saxon slūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
omslutte (Norwegian Bokmål): to enclose, surround, envelop
Definitions
- to enclose, surround, envelop
Ancestry of “omslutte”, step by step
omslutte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish slutte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | slutte | to end, to finale; to conclude |
| 2 | Middle Low German | slūten | to close |
| 3 | Old Saxon | slūtan | to close, conclude, lock |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål om
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | om | around; in; about |
| 2 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |