Where does “overstijgen” come from?
overstijgen (Dutch) comes from Dutch stijgen, from Middle Dutch stigen, from Old Dutch stīgan, from Proto-West Germanic stīgan, from Proto-Germanic stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.
overstijgen (Dutch): to exceed, surpass
Definitions
- to exceed, surpass
Ancestry of “overstijgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stijgen | to climb, to go up, to rise; to ascend |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stigen | to ascend, to climb |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stīgan | to climb, to ascend |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stīgan | to climb, to ascend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stīganą | to go up; climb, ascend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéygʰeti | to be walking; to be climbing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |