Where does “bakover” come from?

bakover (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål over, 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-.

bakover (Norwegian Bokmål): backwards; to / towards the back / rear; back

Definitions

  1. backwards; to / towards the back / rear; back

Ancestry of “bakover”, step by step

bakover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål over

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

via Norwegian Bokmål bak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbakat the back, behind; behind; behind, bottom,...
2Old Norsebakon the back of; back
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →