Where does “overkant” come from?

overkant (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-.

overkant (Dutch): The other side, the opposite side, the far side

Definitions

  1. The other side, the opposite side, the far side

Ancestry of “overkant”, step by step

overkant 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 kant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkantside, face; side; way, direction
2Middle Dutchcantpoint, side, edge
3Old Northern Frenchcant—
4Medieval Latincanthus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →
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