Where does “übergreifen” come from?

übergreifen (German) comes from German über, from Old High German ubari, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

übergreifen (German): to spread; to usurp

Definitions

  1. to spread; to usurp

Ancestry of “übergreifen”, step by step

übergreifen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German über

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanüberabove, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,...
2Old High Germanubariover
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via German greifen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangreifento grab; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to seize; to...
2Middle High Germangrīfento grab, to touch
3Old High Germangrīfanto grab, to grasp, to gripe
4Proto-West Germanicgrīpanto grab, to grasp
5Proto-Germanicgrīpanąto grab, grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreyb-to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér