Where does “hjemover” come from?

hjemover (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish over, from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

hjemover (Norwegian Bokmål): homewards; home

Definitions

  1. homewards; home

Ancestry of “hjemover”, step by step

hjemover traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishoverabove; past an hour; across
2EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
3Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
4Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
5Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Norwegian Bokmål hjem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhjema home; Place of origin or belonging. Similar to...
2Danishhjemhome
3Old Danishhēm
4Old Norseheimrrealm, region within walking distance to a þing...
5Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Norwegian Bokmål over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloverabove; past; over; more than
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér