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

  1. To outweigh, preponderate; To prevail,...

Ancestry of “überwiegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwiegento weigh; to measure the weight of; to balance;...
2Middle High Germanwigen—
3Germanwiegeinflection of wiegen: ## first-person singular...
4Middle High Germanwigecradle
5Old High Germanwīga—
Every word from Old High German wīga →Every word from Middle High German wige →Every word from German wiege →