Where does “uovervinnelig” come from?
uovervinnelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål overvinne, 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-.
uovervinnelig (Norwegian Bokmål): unbeatable, invincible
Definitions
- unbeatable, invincible
Ancestry of “uovervinnelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | overvinne | to overcome, surmount |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | over | above; past; over; more than |
| 3 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |