Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/umbi
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“by, around”), from earlier *h₂ntbʰi, instrumental case form to *h₂énts (“face”).[1] Cognate with Old Latin am (“around”), Latin amb- (“around, about”), ambi- (“both”), Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “around, about”), Sanskrit अभि (abhí, “against, about”).
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
*umbi
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *umbi
- Old Norse: umb, um
- →? Proto-Finnic: *umpi
- →⇒ Proto-Finnic: *ümbär
- Finnish: ympäri