Where does “överkänslig” come from?

överkänslig (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-.

överkänslig (Swedish): hypersensitive (allergic)

Definitions

  1. hypersensitive (allergic)

Ancestry of “överkänslig”, step by step

överkänslig 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 känslig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkänsligsensitive
2Swedish-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
3Swedish-og—
4Old Swedish-ogher—
5Old Norse-igr-y
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “överkänslig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →