Where does “utøver” come from?
utøver (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-.
utøver (Norwegian Bokmål): a practitioner; a participant in a sport,...
Definitions
- a practitioner; a participant in a sport,...
Ancestry of “utøver”, step by step
utøver traces back through 3 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 utøve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | utøve | to exercise; to practise or practice |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | ut | out; get out! |
| 3 | Old Norse | út | out |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Norwegian Bokmål er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | er | present of være |