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Where does “övervakning” come from?

övervakning (Swedish) comes from Swedish övervaka, 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.

övervakning (Swedish): surveillance, monitoring

Definitions

  1. surveillance, monitoring

Ancestry of “övervakning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishövervakato surveil, to monitor
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-—

Words derived from “övervakning”

  • övervakningskamera
  • övervakningsmyndighet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →