Where does “Översicht” come from?

Översicht (Low German) comes from Low German över, from Middle Low German over, from Old Saxon ōvar, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

Översicht (Low German): overview

Definitions

  1. overview

Ancestry of “Översicht”, step by step

Översicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German över

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanöverover, above; over; remaining, left over
2Middle Low Germanoveracross, moving through or over something; across,...
3Old Saxonōvarover
4Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
5Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Low German Sicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanSichtscythe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér