Where does “överlevnadsinstinkt” come from?

överlevnadsinstinkt (Swedish) comes from Swedish överlevnad, from Swedish överleva, 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.

överlevnadsinstinkt (Swedish): survival instinct

Definitions

  1. survival instinct

Ancestry of “överlevnadsinstinkt”, step by step

överlevnadsinstinkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish överlevnad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishöverlevnadsurvival
2Swedishöverlevato survive
3Swedishöver-over-; above, or higher; over-; superior; over-;...
4Old Swedishyver
5Old Norseyfirabove
6Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via German Instinkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanInstinktinstinct
2Latinīnstinctusinstigation
3Latininstinguoto incite, to instigate
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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