Where does “ta sig vatten över huvudet” come from?

ta sig vatten över huvudet (Swedish) comes from Swedish vatten, from Swedish -s-, from Swedish -för, from Old Swedish for, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ta sig vatten över huvudet (Swedish): to get in over one's head, to bite off more than one can chew

Definitions

  1. to get in over one's head, to bite off more than one can chew

Ancestry of “ta sig vatten över huvudet”, step by step

ta sig vatten över huvudet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vatten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvattenwater; a body of water
2Swedish-s-rat; treecreeper; coffee
3Swedish-förable; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word
4Old Swedishfor
5Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtoe; a body part
2SwedishtagaDated form of ta
3Old Swedishtakato touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring
4Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
5Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós