Where does “überlagern” come from?

überlagern (German) comes from German lagern, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

überlagern (German): to superimpose

Definitions

  1. to superimpose

Ancestry of “überlagern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlagernto store
2Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
3Middle High Germanleger—
4Old High Germanlegar—
5Old Norselegr—
6Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →