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Where does “övervakningsmyndighet” come from?

övervakningsmyndighet (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.

övervakningsmyndighet (Swedish): a surveillance authority

Definitions

  1. a surveillance authority

Ancestry of “övervakningsmyndighet”, step by step

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →