Where does “überhaupt” come from?
überhaupt (Dutch) comes from German überhaupt, from Middle High German überhoubet.
überhaupt (Dutch): at all; anyway; in the first place
Definitions
- at all; anyway; in the first place
Ancestry of “überhaupt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | überhaupt | at all; anyway; actually; even |
| 2 | Middle High German | überhoubet | — |