Where does “uoverkommelig” come from?
uoverkommelig (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål overkommelig, from Norwegian Bokmål overkomme, from Danish over, from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber.
uoverkommelig (Danish): insurmountable, overwhelming
Definitions
- insurmountable, overwhelming
Ancestry of “uoverkommelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | overkommelig | manageable; affordable |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | overkomme | — |
| 3 | Danish | over | above; past an hour; across |
| 4 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 5 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 6 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |