Where does “överpröva” come from?
överpröva (Swedish) comes from Swedish pröva, from Old Swedish prøva, from Middle Low German prôven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
överpröva (Swedish): to review a case, decision, or the like from a lower court or the like, in a higher court or the like
Definitions
- to review a case, decision, or the like from a lower court or the like, in a higher court or the like
Ancestry of “överpröva”, step by step
överpröva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish pröva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pröva | to try, to make an attempt or to sample and... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | prøva | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | prôven | — |
| 4 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish över
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | över | above; more than; over the goal; above |
| 2 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |