Where does “oversygeplejerske” come from?

oversygeplejerske (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.

oversygeplejerske (Danish): Head nurse, nurse manager, matron (of either gender)

Definitions

  1. Head nurse, nurse manager, matron (of either gender)

Ancestry of “oversygeplejerske”, step by step

oversygeplejerske 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 sygeplejerske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsygeplejerskenurse
2Danishplejeuse to, used to; to nurse, to care for, to...
3Old Danishplæghæ
4Old Norseplága
5Middle Low Germanplegen
6Old Saxonpleganto procure
7Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér