Where does “overfolking” come from?

overfolking (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-.

overfolking (Norwegian Nynorsk): overpopulation

Definitions

  1. overpopulation

Ancestry of “overfolking”, step by step

overfolking 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 Folke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskFolketo populate
2Norwegian Nynorskfolkpeople
3Old Norsefólkpeople
4Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →