Where does “omsorgsfull” come from?

omsorgsfull (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk full, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

omsorgsfull (Norwegian Nynorsk): caring

Definitions

  1. caring

Ancestry of “omsorgsfull”, step by step

omsorgsfull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfullfull; drunk; complete, total
2Old Norsefullrfull
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Norwegian Nynorsk omsorg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskomsorgcare, concern
2Norwegian Nynorsksorgsorrow, grief, sadness
3Old Norsesorgsorrow, grief
4Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →
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