Where does “Overijssel” come from?

Overijssel (English) comes from Dutch Overijssel, 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.

Overijssel (English): with Zwolle as capital city and Enschede the largest city

Definitions

  1. with Zwolle as capital city and Enschede the largest city

Ancestry of “Overijssel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchOverijssel—
2Dutchoverover, above; over; remaining, left over
3Middle Dutchōverover, above
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- →