Where does “om det kniper” come from?

om det kniper (Swedish) comes from Swedish öm, from Old Norse um, 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.

Ancestry of “om det kniper”, step by step

om det kniper traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish öm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishömsore, tender, sensitive; tender, sensitive;...
2Old Norseumabout, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,...
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

via Swedish det

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishdetIt; third-person singular, referring to nouns of...
2Old Swedishþætit; that
3Old Norseþatit; that
4Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
5Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Swedish kniper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkniper—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →
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