Where does “overspannenheid” come from?

overspannenheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch overspannen, 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.

overspannenheid (Dutch): emotional exhaustion

Definitions

  1. emotional exhaustion

Ancestry of “overspannenheid”, step by step

overspannenheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch overspannen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoverspannento overstress, to overstrain; to span;...
2Dutchoverover, above; over; remaining, left over
3Middle Dutchōverover, above
4Old Dutchover
5Proto-Germanic*obar
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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