Where does “övergångsålder” come from?
övergångsålder (Swedish) comes from Swedish övergång, from Swedish över-, from Old Swedish yver, from Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
övergångsålder (Swedish): climacteric (period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women)
Definitions
- climacteric (period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women)
Ancestry of “övergångsålder”, step by step
övergångsålder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish övergång
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | övergång | a transition; a passage; a pedestrian bridge |
| 2 | Swedish | över- | over-; above, or higher; over-; superior; over-;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | yver | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |