Where does “yvirbókavørður” come from?

yvirbókavørður (Faroese) comes 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-.

yvirbókavørður (Faroese): chief librarian

Definitions

  1. chief librarian

Ancestry of “yvirbókavørður”, step by step

yvirbókavørður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese yvir

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

via Faroese bókavørður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebókavørðurlibrarian
2Faroesevørðurwatchman, guard
3Old Norsevǫrðrward, warder; guard, watch
4Proto-Germanic*warduz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →