omgang

Norwegian

noun-m1

Definitions

round of drinks, contest, boxing match etc.
half of football match
intercourse social, sexual

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse umgangr derived from Proto-Germanic *umbigangaz (a going around, circuit).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*umbigangaz

Gloss

a going around, circuit

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*ǵʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European
ekstra Norwegian Bokmål
ekstraomgang Norwegian Bokmål
*umbigangaz Proto-Germanic
omgang Norwegian Nynorsk
ymbgang Old English
umgangr Old Norse
omgang Danish
umbigang Old High German
*umbigang Old Dutch
umganger Old Swedish