Where does “övertydlig” come from?
övertydlig (Swedish) comes from Swedish tydlig, from Swedish tyda, from Old Swedish þyþa, from Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic þiudijaną, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
övertydlig (Swedish): very clear, perhaps excessively so (of an explanation, message or the like)
Definitions
- very clear, perhaps excessively so (of an explanation, message or the like)
Ancestry of “övertydlig”, step by step
övertydlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tydlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tydlig | clear, unambiguous, obvious |
| 2 | Swedish | tyda | to interpret; to understand the meaning of; to... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | þyþa | to interpret; to explain, inform; to mean,... |
| 4 | Old Norse | þýða | to win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þiudijaną | to associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
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- | — |