Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “œmta” come from?

œmta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wōmatjaną, from Proto-Germanic -atjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

Ancestry of “œmta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwōmatjanąto mumble
2Proto-Germanic-atjanąCreates intensive verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-dyé-—

Words derived from “œmta”

  • æmta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé- →