Where does “omsorg” come from?
omsorg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.
omsorg (Norwegian Bokmål): care, concern
Ancestry of “omsorg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | om- | around; re- |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | gi | to give |
| 3 | Danish | give | to give |
| 4 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
Words derived from “omsorg”