Where does “overzien” come from?

overzien (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-.

overzien (Dutch): to oversee, to have a view of

Definitions

  1. to oversee, to have a view of

Ancestry of “overzien”, step by step

overzien 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 zien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchziento see
2Middle Dutchsiënto filter, to seep
3Old Dutchsīan
4Proto-West Germanicsīhwanto filter
5Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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