Where does “overtakenness” come from?
overtakenness (English) comes from English overtaken, from English overtake, from Middle English overtaken, from Middle English overnimen, from Old English oferniman, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber.
overtakenness (English): The state or condition of being overtaken
Definitions
- The state or condition of being overtaken
Ancestry of “overtakenness”, step by step
overtakenness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overtaken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overtaken | past participle of overtake; drunk; intoxicated |
| 2 | English | overtake | To pass a more slowly moving object or entity; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | overtaken | — |
| 4 | Middle English | overnimen | — |
| 5 | Old English | oferniman | to take by force or violence |
| 6 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |