Where does “overbygge” come from?

overbygge (Danish) comes from Danish over, from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

overbygge (Danish): to add a superstructure (e.g. a roof)

Definitions

  1. to add a superstructure (e.g. a roof)

Ancestry of “overbygge”, step by step

overbygge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishoverabove; past an hour; across
2EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
3Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
4Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
5Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Danish bygge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbyggeto build, construct; to craft
2Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
3Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “overbygge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →