Where does “überheben” come from?

überheben (German) comes from German heben, from Middle High German heben, from Old High German hevan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

überheben (German): to overstrain, to overstretch, to overreach

Definitions

  1. to overstrain, to overstretch, to overreach

Ancestry of “überheben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhebento lift; to raise; to heave; to hoist; to rise;...
2Middle High Germanheben—
3Old High Germanhevanto lift
4Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “überheben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →