Where does “yvirflokkur” come from?

yvirflokkur (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-.

yvirflokkur (Faroese): superclass

Definitions

  1. superclass

Ancestry of “yvirflokkur”, step by step

yvirflokkur 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 flokkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseflokkurgroup, flock; grade, class; political party
2Old Norseflokkrflock; group of at least five persons; a small...
3Proto-Germanicflukkazcrowd, troop, flock
4Proto-Germanicflukkōnąto fly, flutter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpluknéh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →