Where does “överflödig” come from?
överflödig (Swedish) comes from Swedish överflöd, 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- — he, she.
överflödig (Swedish): superfluous
Definitions
- superfluous
Ancestry of “överflödig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | överflöd | opulence, overflow, abundance |
| 2 | Swedish | flöde | a flow, a flux, a stream |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fløþe | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | flœða | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flōdijaną | to flood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |