Where does “yfirgefa” come from?

yfirgefa (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-.

yfirgefa (Old Norse): to forsake, abandon

Definitions

  1. to forsake, abandon

Ancestry of “yfirgefa”, step by step

yfirgefa 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 gefa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
2Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →