Where does “överskatta” come from?

överskatta (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-.

överskatta (Swedish): overestimate deem as greater or better than what is actually the case

Definitions

  1. overestimate deem as greater or better than what is actually the case

Ancestry of “överskatta”, step by step

överskatta 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 skatta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskattato make a estimate based on present statistics...

Words derived from “överskatta”

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