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Where does “overslaugh” come from?

overslaugh (English) comes from Dutch overslag, from Dutch overslaan, from Dutch over, from Middle Dutch ōver, from Old Dutch over, from Proto-Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

overslaugh (English): A bar in a river; To hinder or stop, as by an...

Definitions

  1. A bar in a river; To hinder or stop, as by an...

Ancestry of “overslaugh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoverslag—
2Dutchoverslaanto reduce the frequency of; to skip, to omit from...
3Dutchoverover, above; over; remaining, left over
4Middle Dutchōver—
5Old Dutchover—
6Proto-Germanic*obar—
7Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →