Etymograph

English

oma

Oma comes from German Oma ‘grandma, granny, nan’.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentOma1‘grandma, granny, nan’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020oma1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English oma
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2020, Deb Amlen, Sales Spiel in 60 Seconds or Less: “My children have an oma and an OPA, so…”.

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentOmaWiktionary, English oma‘grandma, granny, nan’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020omaWiktionary, English oma. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2020, Deb Amlen, Sales Spiel in 60 Seconds or Less: “My children have an oma and an OPA, so…”

Every English word from German Oma

Today it means

noun Grandmother, grandma.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “oma”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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