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