Where does “yvirmaður” come from?

yvirmaður (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-.

yvirmaður (Faroese): superior, officer

Definitions

  1. superior, officer

Ancestry of “yvirmaður”, step by step

yvirmaður 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 maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemaðurman, male; husband; human being, people
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →