Where does “överbud” come from?
överbud (Swedish) comes from Swedish över, 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-.
överbud (Swedish): overbid excessively high offer
Definitions
- overbid excessively high offer
Ancestry of “överbud”, step by step
överbud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish över
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | över | above; more than; over the goal; above |
| 2 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Swedish bud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 2 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 3 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 5 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |