Where does “overarm” come from?

overarm (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-.

overarm (Norwegian Bokmål): upper arm

Definitions

  1. upper arm

Ancestry of “overarm”, step by step

overarm 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 arm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålarmpoor; an arm
2Old Norsearmrarm; poor, unhappy; wretched, wicked
3Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →
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