Where does “overkant” come from?

overkant (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-.

overkant (Norwegian Bokmål): upper edge

Definitions

  1. upper edge

Ancestry of “overkant”, step by step

overkant 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 kant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkantedge, border, rim
2Medieval Latincantuscorner, side; sung, recited; sounded, blew
3Latincanoto sing, recite, play
4Proto-Italickanōto sing
5Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →