Where does “Überflutung” come from?

Überflutung (German) comes from German überfluten, from German fluten, from Proto-Germanic flōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Überflutung (German): flooding, overload

Definitions

  1. flooding, overload

Ancestry of “Überflutung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanüberflutento flood
2Germanflutento flood
3Proto-Germanicflōdijanąto flood
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Überflutung”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →