Where does “iwwerdreiwen” come from?

iwwerdreiwen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish iwwer, from Old High German ubiri, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

iwwerdreiwen (Luxembourgish): to exaggerate

Definitions

  1. to exaggerate

Ancestry of “iwwerdreiwen”, step by step

iwwerdreiwen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish iwwer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishiwwerover, above, on top of; across; about
2Old High Germanubiri
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Luxembourgish dréiwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdréiwento bedim, to becloud; to become dim, to become...
2Old High Germantruoban
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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