Where does “övervakningsfilm” come from?

övervakningsfilm (Swedish) comes from Swedish övervakning, 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.

övervakningsfilm (Swedish): surveillance video

Definitions

  1. surveillance video

Ancestry of “övervakningsfilm”, step by step

övervakningsfilm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish övervakning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishövervakningsurveillance, monitoring
2Swedishövervakato surveil, to monitor
3Swedishöver-over-; above, or higher; over-; superior; over-;...
4Old Swedishyver
5Old Norseyfirabove
6Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Swedish film

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfilmfilm; a thin layer; film; medium used to capture...
2Swedishhistoriahistory; A story, plot; A joke or anecdote
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér