Where does “overgave” come from?

overgave (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-.

overgave (Dutch): surrender; abandon, enthusiasm; passion, devotion

Definitions

  1. surrender; abandon, enthusiasm; passion, devotion

Ancestry of “overgave”, step by step

overgave 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 gave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgaveA gift, donation, present; A gift, talent
2Middle Dutchgave—
3Old Dutchgāvagift
4Proto-West Germanicgābāgift
5Proto-Germanicgēbǭgift
6Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →