Where does “overvloed” come from?
overvloed (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-.
overvloed (Dutch): abundance
Definitions
- abundance
Ancestry of “overvloed”, step by step
overvloed traces back through 3 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 vloed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vloed | flood; flood, current |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vloet | flowing; flow, stream; flood |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fluot | flood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flōdu | river; flood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via German Überfluss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Überfluss | abundance, profusion |