Where does “überlisten” come from?
überlisten (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-.
überlisten (German): to cheat; to dupe; to trick
Definitions
- to cheat; to dupe; to trick
Ancestry of “überlisten”, step by step
überlisten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German über
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | über | above, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,... |
| 2 | Old High German | ubari | over |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via German list
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | list | cunning, craft |
| 2 | Middle High German | list | — |
| 3 | Old High German | list | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | listiz | art, craft; cunning, guile |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leys- | to trace, to track |
via German en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | en | — |