Where does “omverlopen” come from?
omverlopen (Dutch) comes from Dutch omver, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz — on, onto.
omverlopen (Dutch): to knock over by walking
Definitions
- to knock over by walking
Ancestry of “omverlopen”, step by step
omverlopen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch omver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | omver | In a way to cause something to be knocked over;... |
| 2 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 3 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 4 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 6 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |