Where does “austover” come from?
austover (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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-.
austover (Norwegian Nynorsk): eastwards on, within
Definitions
- eastwards on, within
Ancestry of “austover”, step by step
austover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 Nynorsk aust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | aust | east |
| 2 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |