Where does “yvirliva” come from?
yvirliva (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-.
yvirliva (Faroese): to survive
Definitions
- to survive
Ancestry of “yvirliva”, step by step
yvirliva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese yvir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | yvir | yvir; over |
| 2 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Faroese líva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | líva | to shelter, shield; to spare |
| 2 | Old Norse | hlífa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlībijaną | to cover, to shield, to protect; to care for |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |