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Where does “ymbegang” come from?

ymbegang (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic umbigangaz, from Proto-Germanic umbiganganą, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ymbegang (Old English): going about, going round, circuit, circumference,...

Definitions

  1. going about, going round, circuit, circumference,...

Ancestry of “ymbegang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicumbigangaza going around, going about, circuit
2Proto-Germanicumbiganganąto go about, go around
3Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ymbegang”

  • umgang
  • umgang
  • umbegang
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