Proto-Indo-European origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “noise, sound, shout, voice”
From Proto-Germanic *wōhmô (“noise, sound, shout, voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”). Cognate with Old Norse ómr (“sound”), Old Norse ómun (“voice”), Old High German giwahan (“to mention”), Latin vōx (“voice”).
Sources for this account (4)
- Wiktionary: ÓmiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: ÓmiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: ÓmiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: ÓmiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
