Where does “überbelichten” come from?
überbelichten (German) comes from German belichten, from German lichten, from German licht, from German Druck, from German drücken, from Middle High German drücken, from Old High German drucchen, from Proto-West Germanic þrukkijan — boundary, end.
überbelichten (German): to overexpose
Definitions
- to overexpose
Ancestry of “überbelichten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | belichten | to expose |
| 2 | German | lichten | to thin out; to clear; to make sparse; to thin... |
| 3 | German | licht | light, bright; unobstructed, clear |
| 4 | German | Druck | pressure; print |
| 5 | German | drücken | to press; to push; to squeeze; to hug; to shirk;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | drücken | — |
| 7 | Old High German | drucchen | to press |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | þrukkijan | to press |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þrukkijaną | to press on; to crowd |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 11 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 12 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |