Where does “sova över” come from?

sova över (Swedish) comes from Swedish över, from Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sova över (Swedish): to sleep over

Definitions

  1. to sleep over

Ancestry of “sova över”, step by step

sova över traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish över

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishöverabove; more than; over the goal; above
2Old Norseyfirabove
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Swedish sova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsovato sleep
2Old Swedishsovato sleep
3Old Norsesofato sleep
4Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →