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Where does “overnatte” come from?

overnatte (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-.

overnatte (Norwegian Nynorsk): to spend the night, stay overnight

Definitions

  1. to spend the night, stay overnight

Ancestry of “overnatte”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “overnatte”

  • overnatting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →