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
Ancestry of “ofnæmi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | of- | too much, excessively, hyper- |
| 2 | Old Norse | of- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |