Where does “overvurdering” come from?

overvurdering (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål overvurdere, 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.

overvurdering (Danish): overestimation

Definitions

  1. overestimation

Ancestry of “overvurdering”, step by step

overvurdering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål overvurdere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålovervurdereto overestimate; to overrate; to overvalue
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 ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér