Where does “ūver” come from?
ūver (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse úfr, from Proto-Germanic ūfaz, from Proto-Indo-European up- — to call, to cry, to yell.
Ancestry of “ūver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | úfr | night owl |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ūfaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | up- | to call, to cry, to yell |
Words derived from “ūver”