Where does “heimsyfirráð” come from?

heimsyfirráð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic yfirráð, from Icelandic yfir, 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-.

heimsyfirráð (Icelandic): world domination

Definitions

  1. world domination

Ancestry of “heimsyfirráð”, step by step

heimsyfirráð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic yfirráð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicyfirráðdomination, power, control
2Icelandicyfirabove
3Old Norseyfirabove
4Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Icelandic heimur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheimurworld
2Old Norseheimrrealm, region within walking distance to a þing...
3Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →