Where does “overtijgen” come from?

overtijgen (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-.

overtijgen (Dutch): to pull over

Definitions

  1. to pull over

Ancestry of “overtijgen”, step by step

overtijgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoverover, above; over; remaining, left over
2Middle Dutchōverover, above
3Old Dutchover—
4Proto-Germanic*obar—
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Dutch tijgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtijgento accuse; to pull; to go
2Middle Dutchtienten; to pull, draw; to go
3Old Dutchtēn—
4Proto-West Germanictehunten
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
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