Where does “overvloedig” come from?

overvloedig (Dutch) comes from Dutch overvloed, 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.

overvloedig (Dutch): abundant

Definitions

  1. abundant

Ancestry of “overvloedig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchovervloedabundance
2Dutchoverover, above; over; remaining, left over
3Middle Dutchōverover, above
4Old Dutchover—
5Proto-Germanic*obar—
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →
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