Where does “överklass” come from?

överklass (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-.

överklass (Swedish): upper class

Definitions

  1. upper class

Ancestry of “överklass”, step by step

överklass 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 klass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklassclass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →