Where does “overbieden” come from?

overbieden (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-.

overbieden (Dutch): to offer more than, to outbid

Definitions

  1. to offer more than, to outbid

Ancestry of “overbieden”, step by step

overbieden 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 bieden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbiedento make an offer, to bid
2Middle Dutchbiedento offer, to present; to promise; to point, to...
3Old Dutchbiedanto offer
4Proto-West Germanicbeudanto offer, to bid
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →