Where does “överwinnen” come from?
överwinnen (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.
överwinnen (Low German): to overcome, to get over
Definitions
- to overcome, to get over
Ancestry of “överwinnen”, step by step
överwinnen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Low German över
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | över | over, above; over; remaining, left over |
| 2 | Middle Low German | over | across, moving through or over something; across,... |
| 3 | Old Saxon | ōvar | over |
| 4 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |