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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoverover, above; over; remaining, left over
2Middle Dutchōver—
3Old Dutchover—
4Proto-Germanic*obar—
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “overzicht”

  • overzichtelijk
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