Where does “overvliegen” come from?
overvliegen (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-.
overvliegen (Dutch): to fly over; to fly in, to bring in by aircraft;...
Definitions
- to fly over; to fly in, to bring in by aircraft;...
Ancestry of “overvliegen”, step by step
overvliegen 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 vliegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vliegen | to fly; to steer an aircraft, to fly; to soar, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vliegen | to fly; to soar; to move quickly |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fliegan | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flaugijaną | to cause to fly, let fly; to make flee, put to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |