Where does “overlijden” come from?

overlijden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch overliden, from Old Dutch overlīthan — to travel over, to travel across.

overlijden (Dutch): to die; death, passing away

Definitions

  1. to die; death, passing away

Ancestry of “overlijden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchoverliden—
2Old Dutchoverlīthanto travel over, to travel across

Words derived from “overlijden”

Every word from Old Dutch overlīthan →Every word from Middle Dutch overliden →