Where does “fjellovergang” come from?
fjellovergang (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk overgang, 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-.
fjellovergang (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mountain pass
Ancestry of “fjellovergang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | overgang | a crossing; a transition; a transfer |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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- | — |