Where does “yfirvinna” come from?

yfirvinna (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-.

yfirvinna (Old Norse): to vanquish, overcome

Definitions

  1. to vanquish, overcome

Ancestry of “yfirvinna”, step by step

yfirvinna 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 vinna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevinnato accomplish
2Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →