Where does “överraskningsmoment” come from?
överraskningsmoment (Swedish) comes from Swedish överraskning, from Swedish överraska, from German überraschen, from German über, from Old High German ubari, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
överraskningsmoment (Swedish): something that catches one by surprise
Definitions
- something that catches one by surprise
Ancestry of “överraskningsmoment”, step by step
överraskningsmoment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish överraskning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | överraskning | a surprise |
| 2 | Swedish | överraska | to surprise |
| 3 | German | überraschen | to surprise |
| 4 | German | über | above, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,... |
| 5 | Old High German | ubari | over |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Swedish moment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | moment | a step in a process |
| 2 | Latin | mōmentum | movement, motion, impulse; course |
| 3 | Latin | mōvimentum | movement |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |