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Where does “overzichtelijk” come from?

overzichtelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch overzicht, 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.

overzichtelijk (Dutch): Conveniently and comprehensibly organized; not...

Definitions

  1. Conveniently and comprehensibly organized; not...

Ancestry of “overzichtelijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoverzichtsynopsis, outline; survey, overview of the entire...
2Dutchoverover, above; over; remaining, left over
3Middle Dutchōver—
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- →