Where does “overdekken” come from?
overdekken (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-.
overdekken (Dutch): to cover
Definitions
- to cover
Ancestry of “overdekken”, step by step
overdekken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | over | over, above; over; remaining, left over |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ōver | over, above |
| 3 | Old Dutch | over | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *obar | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Dutch dekken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dekken | to cover; to set; to impregnate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | decken | to roof, to build/repair a roof; to cover; to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thecken | to cover; to roof |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þakkjan | to cover; to burn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þakjaną | to cover; to burn |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |