Where does “yfirtaka” come from?

yfirtaka (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-.

yfirtaka (Icelandic): to take over; takeover

Definitions

  1. to take over; takeover

Ancestry of “yfirtaka”, step by step

yfirtaka traces back through two 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 taka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictakato take; to seize, to capture; to get, to obtain
2Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
3Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →