Where does “überschreiten” come from?
überschreiten (German) comes from German schreiten, from Middle High German schrīten, from Old High German skrītan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīþan, from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
überschreiten (German): to exceed
Definitions
- to exceed
Ancestry of “überschreiten”, step by step
überschreiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schreiten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schreiten | to stride; to step, to proceed |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrīten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | skrītan | to glide |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skrīþan | to walk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrīþaną | to walk, glide, crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreyt- | to wind; twist; bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
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- | — |