Where does “aum” come from?

aum (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse aumr, from Proto-Germanic *arbumaz.

aum (Westrobothnian): Sore, delicate, suffering from pain; To hold...

Definitions

  1. Sore, delicate, suffering from pain; To hold...

Ancestry of “aum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaumrpoor, miserable, unhappy
2Proto-Germanic*arbumaz
Every word from Proto-Germanic *arbumazEvery word from Old Norse aumr