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
överflöd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish flöde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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- | — |