Where does “ofnæmi” come from?

ofnæmi (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-.

ofnæmi (Icelandic): allergy

Definitions

  1. allergy

Ancestry of “ofnæmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicof-too much, excessively, hyper-
2Old Norseof-—
3Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →