Where does “ovveiða” come from?

ovveiða (Faroese) comes from Faroese ov, from Old Norse of, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ovveiða (Faroese): overfishing

Definitions

  1. overfishing

Ancestry of “ovveiða”, step by step

ovveiða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese ov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseovtoo
2Old Norseofover, above
3Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Faroese veiða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseveiðahunting; yield from hunting; to hunt
2Old Norseveiðato catch, hunt
3Proto-Germanicwaiþijanąto hunt, pursue; to graze, feed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →