Where does “där omkring” come from?

där omkring (Swedish) comes from Swedish där, from Old Norse þar, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

Ancestry of “där omkring”, step by step

där omkring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish där

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdärthere; at that place
2Old Norseþarthere, in that place
3Proto-Norseᚦᚨᚱthere
4Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
5Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Swedish omkring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishomkringaround
2Old Norseumkring—
3Proto-Germanickringazring, circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrenǵʰ-to twist, wind; to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →