Where does “übergießen” come from?

übergießen (German) comes from German Gießen, from Middle High German gieȥen, from Old High German gioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

übergießen (German): to pour (over – dative)

Definitions

  1. to pour (over – dative)

Ancestry of “übergießen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGießengerund of gießen; moulding; casting
2Middle High Germangieȥento pour
3Old High Germangioȥanto pour
4Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
5Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →
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