Where does “Überblick” come from?

Überblick (German) comes from German über, from Old High German ubari, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Überblick (German): overview; bird's-eye view; big picture view of the entirety, both literally and figuratively

Definitions

  1. overview; bird's-eye view; big picture view of the entirety, both literally and figuratively

Ancestry of “Überblick”, step by step

Überblick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German über

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanüberabove, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,...
2Old High Germanubariover
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via German blick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblicksingular imperative of blicken
2Middle High Germanblic
3Old High Germanblik
4Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér