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
- to cross – cross over, step across; to overrun;...
Ancestry of “overschrijden”, step by step
overschrijden 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 schrijden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schrijden | to stride |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schriden | to stride |
| 3 | Old Dutch | scrīthan | to stride |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skrīþan | to walk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrīþaną | to walk, glide, crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreyt- | to wind; twist; bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |