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Where does “overdaet” come from?

overdaet (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ōver, from Old Dutch over, from Proto-Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “overdaet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchōver—
2Old Dutchover—
3Proto-Germanic*obar—
4Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “overdaet”

  • overdaad
  • overdadig
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