Where does “oververhitten” come from?

oververhitten (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-.

oververhitten (Dutch): to overheat

Definitions

  1. to overheat

Ancestry of “oververhitten”, step by step

oververhitten 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 verhitten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverhittento heat
2Dutchhitteheat
3Middle Dutchhitte—
4Old Dutchhittaheat
5Proto-Germanichitjōheat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →