Where does “overheersen” come from?

overheersen (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-.

overheersen (Dutch): To dominate

Definitions

  1. To dominate

Ancestry of “overheersen”, step by step

overheersen 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 heersen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheersento rule; to prevail
2Middle Dutchhêerschento command, rule
3Germanherrschento rule, to reign, to have dominion; to prevail,...
4Middle High Germanhērschen—
5Old High Germanhērisōn—

Words derived from “overheersen”

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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