Where does “overzouten” come from?

overzouten (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-.

overzouten (Dutch): to salt excessively, to oversalt

Definitions

  1. to salt excessively, to oversalt

Ancestry of “overzouten”, step by step

overzouten 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 zouten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoutento salt
2Middle Dutchsoutento salt
3Old Dutchsaltan—
4Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →