Where does “överblicka” come from?
överblicka (Swedish) comes from Swedish blicka, from Swedish still, from Swedish stilla, from Old Swedish stilla, from Old Norse stilla, from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon stillian, from Proto-West Germanic stillijan — he, she.
överblicka (Swedish): to overview, overlook, comprehend, understand
Definitions
- to overview, overlook, comprehend, understand
Ancestry of “överblicka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blicka | to look |
| 2 | Swedish | still | still |
| 3 | Swedish | stilla | still, calm; to still; to make quiet |
| 4 | Old Swedish | stilla | to calm; to stop a flow; to suppress |
| 5 | Old Norse | stilla | to calm |
| 6 | Middle Low German | stillen | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | stillian | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | stillijan | to make still, quiet |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |