Where does “sørvestover” come from?
sørvestover (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sørvest, from Norwegian Nynorsk sør, from Old Norse syðri, from Proto-Germanic sunþrizô, from Proto-Germanic sunþraz, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
sørvestover (Norwegian Nynorsk): south-westwards, towards the south-west
Definitions
- south-westwards, towards the south-west
Ancestry of “sørvestover”, step by step
sørvestover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk sørvest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sørvest | south-west / southwest; south-west, southwest |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sør | south |
| 3 | Old Norse | syðri | more southerly; most southerly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrizô | comparative degree of *sunþraz |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sunþraz | south, southern |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂únt(e)ros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
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- | — |