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Where does “överskrida” come from?

överskrida (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

överskrida (Swedish): to exceed; to be larger or better than something...

Definitions

  1. to exceed; to be larger or better than something...

Ancestry of “överskrida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishöver-over-; above, or higher; over-; superior; over-;...
2Old Swedishyver—
3Old Norseyfirabove
4Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →