Where does “overduidelijk” come from?
overduidelijk (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-.
overduidelijk (Dutch): obvious; obviously
Definitions
- obvious; obviously
Ancestry of “overduidelijk”, step by step
overduidelijk 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 duidelijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | duidelijk | clear, precise; obvious, clear; clearly |
| 2 | Dutch | duiden | to point to, refer to, suggest; to explain,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dieden | to explain; to mean, to signify; to tell |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thiuden | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þiudijaną | to associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |