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

  1. 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

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 vliegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvliegento fly; to steer an aircraft, to fly; to soar, to...
2Middle Dutchvliegento fly; to soar; to move quickly
3Old Dutchflieganto fly
4Proto-Germanicflaugijanąto cause to fly, let fly; to make flee, put to...
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-