Where does “überschnappen” come from?

überschnappen (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-.

überschnappen (German): to go mad

Definitions

  1. to go mad

Ancestry of “überschnappen”, step by step

überschnappen 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 schnappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnappento snap; to catch; to seize; to nab
2Middle High Germansnabento snap, snort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →