Where does “overzicht” come from?

overzicht (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-.

overzicht (Dutch): synopsis, outline; survey, overview of the entire...

Definitions

  1. synopsis, outline; survey, overview of the entire...

Ancestry of “overzicht”, step by step

overzicht 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 zicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzichtsight, view, vision; sickle; a short scythe
2Middle Dutchsichteshort, light scythe
3Old Dutchsiht—
4Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
5Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
6Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “overzicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →