Where does “overlijdensbericht” come from?

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

overlijdensbericht (Dutch): death notice

Definitions

  1. death notice

Ancestry of “overlijdensbericht”, step by step

overlijdensbericht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch overlijden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoverlijdento die; death, passing away
2Middle Dutchoverliden—
3Old Dutchoverlīthanto travel over, to travel across

via Dutch bericht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchberichtmessage; news; communication
2Middle Dutchberecht—
Every word from Old Dutch overlīthan →