Where does “overeten” come from?

overeten (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-.

overeten (Dutch): To overeat

Definitions

  1. To overeat

Ancestry of “overeten”, step by step

overeten 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 eten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchetento eat; food; dinner
2Middle Dutchētento eat
3Old Dutchetanto eat
4Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →
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