Where does “übertöten” come from?
übertöten (German) comes from German töten, from Middle High German tœten, from Old High German tōden, from Proto-Germanic daudijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
übertöten (German): to overkill
Definitions
- to overkill
Ancestry of “übertöten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | töten | to kill |
| 2 | Middle High German | tœten | to kill |
| 3 | Old High German | tōden | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daudijaną | to make dead, kill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |