Where does “öm” come from?
öm (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse em, from Proto-Germanic immi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
öm (Westrobothnian): if; around; in
Ancestry of “öm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | em | I am, first-person of vera |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | immi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |