Where does “övergångsrit” come from?
övergångsrit (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.
övergångsrit (Swedish): a rite of passage
Definitions
- a rite of passage
Ancestry of “övergångsrit”, step by step
övergångsrit 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- | — |