Where does “yfirheiti” come from?
yfirheiti (Icelandic) comes 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-.
yfirheiti (Icelandic): hypernym
Definitions
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Ancestry of “yfirheiti”, step by step
yfirheiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic yfir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | yfir | above |
| 2 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Icelandic heiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | heiti | a name; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Old Norse | heiti | name, denomination |
| 3 | Old Norse | heita | to be called, to be named; to promise |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haitaną | to address, to call; to name; to be called |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |