Where does “overerfbaar” come from?

overerfbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch overerven, 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.

overerfbaar (Dutch): heritable

Definitions

  1. heritable

Ancestry of “overerfbaar”, step by step

overerfbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch overerven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoverervento inherit
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 baar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbaarA bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to...
2Middle Dutchbârebier, stretcher
3Old Dutchbāra
4Proto-Albanianbārā
5Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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