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Where does “Überschreitung” come from?

Überschreitung (German) comes from German überschreiten, from German schreiten, from Middle High German schrīten, from Old High German skrītan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīþan, from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Überschreitung (German): crossing; transgression, exceedance, overrun,...

Definitions

  1. crossing; transgression, exceedance, overrun,...

Ancestry of “Überschreitung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanüberschreitento exceed
2Germanschreitento stride; to step, to proceed
3Middle High Germanschrīten—
4Old High Germanskrītan—
5Proto-West Germanic*skrīþan—
6Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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