Where does “overtaker” come from?

overtaker (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

overtaker (English): One who overtakes

Definitions

  1. One who overtakes

Ancestry of “overtaker”, step by step

overtaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English overtake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishovertakeTo pass a more slowly moving object or entity; To...
2Middle Englishovertaken
3Middle Englishovernimen
4Old Englishofernimanto take by force or violence
5Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
6Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
7Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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