Where does “überbieten” come from?

überbieten (German) comes from German bieten, from Middle High German bieten, from Old High German biotan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

überbieten (German): to exceed

Definitions

  1. to exceed

Ancestry of “überbieten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbietento offer; to present; to bid; to offer to pay a...
2Middle High Germanbietento offer
3Old High Germanbiotanto offer
4Proto-West Germanicbeudanto offer, to bid
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beudan →