Where does “yvirlit” come from?

yvirlit (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-.

yvirlit (Faroese): overview; summary

Definitions

  1. overview; summary

Ancestry of “yvirlit”, step by step

yvirlit 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 lit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselitshort wink, view, look
2Faroeselítato look; to be responsible
3Old Norselítalook; see
4Proto-Germanicwlītanąto see, look
5Proto-Germanicwleyd(ʰ)-—

Words derived from “yvirlit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →
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