Where does “ovanifrån” come from?
ovanifrån (Swedish) comes from Swedish ifrån, from Swedish från, from Old Swedish frān, from Old Swedish frā, from Old Swedish fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom- — passed , crossed.
ovanifrån (Swedish): from higher up
Definitions
- from higher up
Ancestry of “ovanifrån”, step by step
ovanifrån traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ifrån
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ifrån | from |
| 2 | Swedish | från | from |
| 3 | Old Swedish | frān | — |
| 4 | Old Swedish | frā | — |
| 5 | Old Swedish | fram | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fram | from; by, due to; forth, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | framaz | forward, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | prom- | forth, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish ovan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ovan | unaccustomed (to); not used to, inexperienced, lacking practice |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ovan | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | ofan | from above, downwards; above the surface of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ubanē | from above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |