Where does “overlezen” come from?

overlezen (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-.

overlezen (Dutch): to read again

Definitions

  1. to read again

Ancestry of “overlezen”, step by step

overlezen 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 lezen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlezento read; to gather
2Middle Dutchlēsento collect, gather, read
3Old Dutchlesanto gather, to collect; to read
4Proto-West Germanic*lesan—
5Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
6Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →