Where does “yfirkjörstjórn” come from?

yfirkjörstjórn (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-.

yfirkjörstjórn (Icelandic): central election commission

Definitions

  1. central election commission

Ancestry of “yfirkjörstjórn”, step by step

yfirkjörstjórn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic yfir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicyfirabove
2Old Norseyfirabove
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Icelandic kjör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickjörelection; terms, conditions; living conditions
2Old Norsekjǫrchoice, decision, election
3Proto-Germanickuząchoice; choosing; vote; decision
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Icelandic stjórn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstjórncontrol; governance, government; government
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →