Where does “overdrachtelijk” come from?

overdrachtelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch overdracht, 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.

overdrachtelijk (Dutch): figurative, metaphorical

Definitions

  1. figurative, metaphorical

Ancestry of “overdrachtelijk”, step by step

overdrachtelijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch overdracht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoverdrachttransfer; transference
2Dutchoverover, above; over; remaining, left over
3Middle Dutchōverover, above
4Old Dutchover—
5Proto-Germanic*obar—
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Dutch lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →