Where does “overbodigheid” come from?
overbodigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch overbodig, 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.
overbodigheid (Dutch): redundancy, excessiveness
Definitions
- redundancy, excessiveness
Ancestry of “overbodigheid”, step by step
overbodigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch overbodig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | overbodig | superfluous, redundant |
| 2 | Dutch | over | over, above; over; remaining, left over |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ōver | over, above |
| 4 | Old Dutch | over | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *obar | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |