Where does “überwiegen” come from?
überwiegen (German) comes from German wiegen, from Middle High German wigen, from German wiege, from Middle High German wige, from Old High German wīga.
überwiegen (German): To outweigh, preponderate; To prevail,...
Definitions
- To outweigh, preponderate; To prevail,...
Ancestry of “überwiegen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | wiegen | to weigh; to measure the weight of; to balance;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wigen | — |
| 3 | German | wiege | inflection of wiegen:
## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | wige | cradle |
| 5 | Old High German | wīga | — |