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Where does “ofmetinn” come from?

ofmetinn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic of, from Old Norse of-, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ofmetinn (Icelandic): overrated

Definitions

  1. overrated

Ancestry of “ofmetinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicoftoo
2Old Norseof-—
3Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →