Where does “overkrop” come from?
overkrop (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.
overkrop (Danish): torso, upper body
Definitions
- torso, upper body
Ancestry of “overkrop”, step by step
overkrop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | over | above; past an hour; across |
| 2 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 4 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Danish krop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | krop | body; trunk, torso; carcass, carcase |
| 2 | Old Norse | kroppr | body |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |