Where does “overskridelse” come from?

overskridelse (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål overskride, from Danish over, from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

overskridelse (Danish): excess

Definitions

  1. excess

Ancestry of “overskridelse”, step by step

overskridelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål overskride

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloverskrideto exceed
2Danishoverabove; past an hour; across
3EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
4Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
5Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
6Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
7Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér