Where does “overtekenen” come from?
overtekenen (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-.
overtekenen (Dutch): to draw again, to redraw
Definitions
- to draw again, to redraw
Ancestry of “overtekenen”, step by step
overtekenen 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 tekenen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tekenen | to draw; to sign |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | têkenen | to mark, to put a mark or sign on |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tēkanen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taiknijaną | to show, point |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |