Where does “evnisyvirlit” come from?

evnisyvirlit (Faroese) comes from Faroese yvirlit, from Faroese yvir, from Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

evnisyvirlit (Faroese): table of contents

Definitions

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Ancestry of “evnisyvirlit”, step by step

evnisyvirlit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese yvirlit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseyvirlitoverview; summary
2Faroeseyviryvir; over
3Old Norseyfirabove
4Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Faroese evni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseevnimaterial, matter, substance
2Old Norseefnistuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →