Where does “uoverstigelig” come from?
uoverstigelig (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-.
uoverstigelig (Norwegian Bokmål): insurmountable
Definitions
- insurmountable
Ancestry of “uoverstigelig”, step by step
uoverstigelig 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 stige
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stige | a ladder; to climb; to rise |
| 2 | Old Norse | stigi | ladder; indefinite dative singular of stig;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stigiz | a climbing, climb; ascent |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stīganą | to go up; climb, ascend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stéygʰeti | to be walking; to be climbing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |