Where does “överskottsyrke” come from?

överskottsyrke (Swedish) comes from Swedish överskott, 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, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

överskottsyrke (Swedish): a profession or vocation where there is a surplus...

Definitions

  1. a profession or vocation where there is a surplus...

Ancestry of “överskottsyrke”, step by step

överskottsyrke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish överskott

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

via Swedish yrke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishyrkeprofession
2Old Norseyrkiwork, occupation
3Proto-Germanicwurkijąwork, profession, occupation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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