Where does “yfirkoma” come from?

yfirkoma (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-.

yfirkoma (Old Norse): overcome

Definitions

  1. overcome

Ancestry of “yfirkoma”, step by step

yfirkoma 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 koma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekomato come, arrive
2Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →