Where does “uoverstigelig” come from?

uoverstigelig (Danish) comes from Danish overstigelig, from Danish overstige, from Danish over, from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber.

uoverstigelig (Danish): insurmountable

Definitions

  1. insurmountable

Ancestry of “uoverstigelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishoverstigeligsurmountable
2Danishoverstigeto exceed, surpass
3Danishoverabove; past an hour; across
4EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
5Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
6Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
7Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
8Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
10Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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