Where does “overgevoeligheid” come from?

overgevoeligheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch overgevoelig, 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.

overgevoeligheid (Dutch): oversensitivity

Definitions

  1. oversensitivity

Ancestry of “overgevoeligheid”, step by step

overgevoeligheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch overgevoelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchovergevoeligoversensitive
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 heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →