Where does “unovertaken” come from?
unovertaken (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.
unovertaken (English): Not overtaken
Definitions
- Not overtaken
Ancestry of “unovertaken”, step by step
unovertaken 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |