Where does “ös” come from?

ös (Swedish) comes from Old Norse óss, from Proto-Germanic ansuz, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

ös (Swedish): intensity; a positive attribute given to e.g....

Definitions

  1. intensity; a positive attribute given to e.g....

Ancestry of “ös”, step by step

ös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse óss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseóssmouth
2Proto-Germanicansuzdeity, god; name of the A-rune
3Old High Germanhelmhelmet
4Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
5Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
6Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Swedish ösa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishösato scoop move a fluid, one scoop at a time, pour, serve
2Old Swedishøsato ladle, to scoop
3Old Norseausato sprinkle, pour; a ladle
4Proto-Germanicausanąto scoop, to draw
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “ös”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →