Where does “oversættelsesteori” come from?

oversættelsesteori (Danish) comes from Danish oversættelse, from Danish oversætte, from Danish over, from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber.

oversættelsesteori (Danish): translation studies, as a field; a theory of...

Definitions

  1. translation studies, as a field; a theory of...

Ancestry of “oversættelsesteori”, step by step

oversættelsesteori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish oversættelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishoversættelsea translation
2Danishoversætteto translate
3Danishoverabove; past an hour; across
4EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
5Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
6Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
7Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
8Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
10Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Danish teori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishteoritheory
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér