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Where does “overschrijden” come from?

overschrijden (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-.

overschrijden (Dutch): to cross – cross over, step across; to overrun;...

Definitions

  1. to cross – cross over, step across; to overrun;...

Ancestry of “overschrijden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoverover, above; over; remaining, left over
2Middle Dutchōver—
3Old Dutchover—
4Proto-Germanic*obar—
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →