Where does “ömse” come from?

ömse (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ymse, from Old Norse ýmiss, from Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

ömse (Swedish): both

Definitions

  1. both

Ancestry of “ömse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishymse
2Old Norseýmissvarious, different, alternating
3Old Norseíin
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “ömse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European énEvery word from Proto-Germanic inEvery word from Old Norse í
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