Where does “Übergewicht” come from?

Übergewicht (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-.

Übergewicht (German): overweight

Definitions

  1. overweight

Ancestry of “Übergewicht”, step by step

Übergewicht 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 Gewicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewichtweight
2Middle High Germanwiht—
3Old High Germangiwihti—
4West Germanicgawihti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →