Where does “omsorgsfull” come from?
omsorgsfull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål omsorg, 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.
omsorgsfull (Norwegian Bokmål): caring
Ancestry of “omsorgsfull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | omsorg | care, concern |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | om- | around; re- |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | gi | to give |
| 4 | Danish | give | to give |
| 5 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |