Where does “overschrijven” come from?

overschrijven (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-.

overschrijven (Dutch): to write again; to copy, transcribe; to transfer...

Definitions

to write again; to copy, transcribe; to transfer...

Ancestry of “overschrijven”, step by step

overschrijven 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 schrijven

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	schrijven	to write
2	Middle Dutch	schriven	to write; to notify in writing; to note down
3	Old Dutch	scrīvan	to write
4	Proto-Germanic	skrībaną	to write
5	Latin	scrībō	to write
6	Proto-Italic	skreiβō	to carve
7	Proto-Indo-European	skreybʰ-	to write

Words derived from “overschrijven”

overschrijving

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