Where does “översvämning” come from?
översvämning (Swedish) comes from Swedish översvämma, 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.
översvämning (Swedish): a flood
Ancestry of “översvämning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | översvämma | to flood |
| 2 | Swedish | över- | over-; above, or higher; over-; superior; over-;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | yver | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |