Where does “overhent” come from?
overhent (English) comes from English hent, from Middle English henten, from Old English hentan, from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic hantijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
overhent (English): To catch hold of; to overtake
Definitions
- To catch hold of; to overtake
Ancestry of “overhent”, step by step
overhent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hent | To take hold of, to grasp; To take away, carry... |
| 2 | Middle English | henten | to lay hold of, catch |
| 3 | Old English | hentan | to pursue; follow after; to seize; take; carry... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hantijan | to pursue, follow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hantijaną | to fit; to pursue, follow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |