Where does “übertauchen” come from?

übertauchen (German) comes from German tauchen, from Middle High German tūchen, from Old High German tūhhan, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.

übertauchen (German): to overcome, to endure

Definitions

  1. to overcome, to endure

Ancestry of “übertauchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantauchento dive; to bathe
2Middle High Germantūchento dive, to duck, to submerge, to become submerged
3Old High Germantūhhan—
4Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
5Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under
Every word from Proto-Germanic dūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dūkan →Every word from Old High German tūhhan →