Where does “bortover” come from?

bortover (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-.

bortover (Norwegian Nynorsk): along

Definitions

  1. along

Ancestry of “bortover”, step by step

bortover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskoverabove; 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 Nynorsk bort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbortaway
2Old Norseburt—
3Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
4Proto-Germanicbrautō—
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →
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