Where does “yfirengill” come from?

yfirengill (Old Norse) comes 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-.

yfirengill (Old Norse): archangel

Definitions

  1. archangel

Ancestry of “yfirengill”, step by step

yfirengill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse yfir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseyfirabove
2Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Old Norse engill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseengillangel
2Old Saxonengilangel
3Proto-West Germanicangilangel
4Latinangelusangel; messenger
5Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
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