Where does “ämn” come from?

ämn (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

ämn (Westrobothnian): material

Definitions

  1. material

Ancestry of “ämn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseefnistuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abniją →
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