Where does “overgangsalder” come from?

overgangsalder (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål overgang, 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-.

overgangsalder (Norwegian Bokmål): an interim or transitional age

Definitions

  1. an interim or transitional age

Ancestry of “overgangsalder”, step by step

overgangsalder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål overgang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloverganga crossing; a transition; a transfer
2Norwegian Bokmåloverabove; past; over; more than
3Old Norseyfirabove
4Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Norwegian Bokmål alder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålalderage
2Old Norsealdrage
3Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →