Where does “overgang” come from?

overgang (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-.

overgang (Norwegian Bokmål): a crossing; a transition; a transfer

Definitions

  1. a crossing; a transition; a transfer

Ancestry of “overgang”, step by step

overgang 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 gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålganghall, hallway; passage, corridor; aisle
2Old Norsegangrwalking, motion; pace, pacing; course
3Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “overgang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →