Where does “fjellovergang” come from?

fjellovergang (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål overgang, 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-.

fjellovergang (Norwegian Bokmål): a mountain pass

Definitions

  1. a mountain pass

Ancestry of “fjellovergang”, step by step

fjellovergang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål overgang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloverganga crossing; a transition; a transfer
2Norwegian Bokmåloverabove; past; over; more than
3Old Norseyfirabove
4Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Norwegian Bokmål fjell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfjella mountain
2Old Norsefjallmountain
3Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →