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
Ancestry of “heimsyfirráð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | yfirráð | domination, power, control |
| 2 | Icelandic | yfir | above |
| 3 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |