Where does “överjag” come from?

överjag (Swedish) comes from Swedish över, from Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

överjag (Swedish): superego

Definitions

  1. superego

Ancestry of “överjag”, step by step

överjag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish över

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishöverabove; more than; over the goal; above
2Old Norseyfirabove
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Swedish jag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishjagI; I, self
2Old SwedishiakI
3Old NorseekI
4Proto-NorseᛖᚲI
5Proto-Germanic*ek—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →
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