Where does “overdoen” come from?

overdoen (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-.

overdoen (Dutch): to do over, to do again; to transfer, to sell; to...

Definitions

  1. to do over, to do again; to transfer, to sell; to...

Ancestry of “overdoen”, step by step

overdoen 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 doen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoento do; to put; to cause to, to make
2Middle Dutchdoento do; to cause; to put, to place
3Old Dutchduonto do; to put, to place
4Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-