Where does “overerving” come from?

overerving (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.

overerving (Dutch): inheritance

Definitions

  1. inheritance

Ancestry of “overerving”, step by step

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →