Where does “überfordern” come from?

überfordern (German) comes from German fördern, from Middle High German vodern, from Old High German fordarōn.

überfordern (German): to demand or ask more of someone or something than is within her/his/its capabilities, to overexert, overwhelm, overload

Definitions

  1. to demand or ask more of someone or something than is within her/his/its capabilities, to overexert, overwhelm, overload

Ancestry of “überfordern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfördernto further, to foster; to support; to advance
2Middle High Germanvodern—
3Old High Germanfordarōn—

Words derived from “überfordern”

Every word from Old High German fordarōn →Every word from Middle High German vodern →Every word from German fördern →