Where does “överflöd” come from?
överflöd (Swedish) comes from Swedish flöde, from Old Swedish fløþe, from Old Norse flœða, from Proto-Germanic flōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
överflöd (Swedish): opulence, overflow, abundance
Definitions
- opulence, overflow, abundance
Ancestry of “överflöd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | flöde | a flow, a flux, a stream |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fløþe | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | flœða | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flōdijaną | to flood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “överflöd”