Where does “überkommen” come from?

überkommen (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-.

überkommen (German): to overcome; to conquer; to seize; to overcome;...

Definitions

  1. to overcome; to conquer; to seize; to overcome;...

Ancestry of “überkommen”, step by step

überkommen traces back through 3 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 kommen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankommento come; to arrive; to come to; to come over; to...
2Middle High Germanquemento come
3Old High Germankwemanto come
4Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
5Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Middle High German überkomen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanüberkomen
2Old High Germanubarqueman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér