Where does “overween” come from?
overween (English) comes from English ween, from English wiener, from English wienerwurst, from German Wienerwurst, from German wiener, from German Wien, from Middle High German Wienne, from Old High German Wienna — two.
overween (English): To think too highly or arrogantly of; To make or...
Definitions
- To think too highly or arrogantly of; To make or...
Ancestry of “overween”, step by step
overween traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ween
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ween | Doubt; conjecture; To suppose, imagine; to think,... |
| 2 | English | wiener | A sausage made from beef, chicken or pork; A... |
| 3 | English | wienerwurst | Vienna sausage |
| 4 | German | Wienerwurst | Alternative form of Wiener Wurst; Viennese... |
| 5 | German | wiener | of Vienna |
| 6 | German | Wien | Vienna |
| 7 | Middle High German | Wienne | — |
| 8 | Old High German | Wienna | — |
| 9 | Latin | Vedunia | — |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | widus | wood, trees |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
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- | — |
via Middle English overwēnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | overwēnen | — |
| 2 | Old English | oferwennan | — |