Where does “omgjeva” come from?

omgjeva (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gjeva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

omgjeva (Norwegian Nynorsk): to surround

Definitions

  1. to surround

Ancestry of “omgjeva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgjevato give
2Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
3Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “omgjeva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →