Where does “overheid” come from?

overheid (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-.

overheid (Dutch): public offices, government agencies

Definitions

  1. public offices, government agencies

Ancestry of “overheid”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “overheid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →