Where does “overgangsperiode” come from?

overgangsperiode (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-.

overgangsperiode (Norwegian Bokmål): a transitional period

Definitions

  1. a transitional period

Ancestry of “overgangsperiode”, step by step

overgangsperiode 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 periode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålperiodea period; an era
2Ancient Greekπερίοδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march;...
3Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
4Proto-Hellenic*hodós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →