Where does “overmatig” come from?

overmatig (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-.

overmatig (Dutch): excessive

Definitions

excessive

Ancestry of “overmatig”, step by step

overmatig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch over

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	over	over, above; over; remaining, left over
2	Middle Dutch	ōver	over, above
3	Old Dutch	over	—
4	Proto-Germanic	*obar	—
5	Proto-Germanic	uber	over; over, above
6	Proto-Indo-European	upér	above; over
7	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

via Dutch matig

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	matig	moderate
2	Dutch	-ig	-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
3	Middle Dutch	-ich	-y
4	Old Dutch	-ig	—
5	Proto-West Germanic	-g	Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6	Proto-Germanic	-gaz	-y
7	Proto-Indo-European	-ḱos	-y, -ic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →