Where does “overfylt” come from?
overfylt (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-.
overfylt (Norwegian Bokmål): packed, crammed, overcrowded, full to overflowing
Definitions
- packed, crammed, overcrowded, full to overflowing
Ancestry of “overfylt”, step by step
overfylt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | over | above; past; over; more than |
| 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 fylt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fylt | past participle of fylle; past participle of... |