Where does “Overijssel” come from?

Overijssel (Dutch) comes from Dutch over, from Middle Dutch ōver, from Old Dutch over, from Proto-Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “Overijssel”, step by step

Overijssel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoverover, above; over; remaining, left over
2Middle Dutchōverover, above
3Old Dutchover—
4Proto-Germanic*obar—
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Dutch IJssel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchIJssel—
2Proto-GermanicĪsalō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eys-to propel; to move quickly

Words derived from “Overijssel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →
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