Where does “overfiske” come from?
overfiske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish fiske, from Old Swedish fiske, from Old Norse fiski, from Old Norse fiska, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
overfiske (Norwegian Bokmål): overfishing
Definitions
- overfishing
Ancestry of “overfiske”, step by step
overfiske traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fiske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fiske | fishing; catching fish either for sport or for a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fiske | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fiski | fishing |
| 4 | Old Norse | fiska | to fish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish över
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | över | above; more than; over the goal; above |
| 2 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål fiske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fiske | fishing; to fish |