Where does “overijlen” come from?

overijlen (Dutch) comes from Dutch ijlen, from Middle Dutch ilen, from Old Dutch īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan — to make haste, hasten.

overijlen (Dutch): to overhaste

Definitions

  1. to overhaste

Ancestry of “overijlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchijlento rave, babble, maunder; to hasten, hurry
2Middle Dutchilen—
3Old Dutchīlen—
4Proto-West Germanic*īlijanto make haste, hasten
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan →Every word from Old Dutch īlen →Every word from Middle Dutch ilen →