Where does “overrijden” come from?

overrijden (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-.

overrijden (Dutch): to run over; to drive over

Definitions

  1. to run over; to drive over

Ancestry of “overrijden”, step by step

overrijden 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 rijden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrijdento ride; to drive
2Middle Dutchrîdento ride
3Old Dutchrīdanto ride
4Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
5Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →