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Where does “yfirráð” come from?

yfirráð (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-.

yfirráð (Icelandic): domination, power, control

Definitions

  1. domination, power, control

Ancestry of “yfirráð”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “yfirráð”

  • heimsyfirráð
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