Where does “Übertötung” come from?
Übertötung (German) comes from German übertöten, from German töten, from Middle High German tœten, from Old High German tōden, from Proto-Germanic daudijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Übertötung (German): overkill
Definitions
- overkill
Ancestry of “Übertötung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | übertöten | to overkill |
| 2 | German | töten | to kill |
| 3 | Middle High German | tœten | to kill |
| 4 | Old High German | tōden | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daudijaną | to make dead, kill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |