Where does “Übersteiger” come from?
Übersteiger (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-.
Übersteiger (German): step over, pedalada a dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in
Definitions
- step over, pedalada a dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in
Ancestry of “Übersteiger”, step by step
Übersteiger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German über
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | über | above, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,... |
| 2 | Old High German | ubari | over |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |