Where does “ovurviðkvæmi” come from?

ovurviðkvæmi (Faroese) comes from Faroese ovur-, from Old Norse ofr-.

ovurviðkvæmi (Faroese): allergy

Definitions

  1. allergy

Ancestry of “ovurviðkvæmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseovur-excessive, super, extreme
2Old Norseofr-—
Every word from Old Norse ofr- →Every word from Faroese ovur- →