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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseúfrnight owl
2Proto-Germanicūfaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanup-to call, to cry, to yell

Words derived from “ūver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European up- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūfaz →Every word from Old Norse úfr →