Where does “yvirtænari” come from?

yvirtænari (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-.

yvirtænari (Faroese): head waiter

Definitions

  1. head waiter

Ancestry of “yvirtænari”, step by step

yvirtænari 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 tænari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetænaributler
2Old Norseþénariservant
3Old Norseþénato serve
4Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →