Where does “överskugga” come from?
överskugga (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-.
överskugga (Swedish): to overshadow; to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
Definitions
- to overshadow; to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
Ancestry of “överskugga”, step by step
överskugga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via Swedish skugga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skugga | a shadow; shade; the darkness that follows; a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skuggi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |