Where does “overwech” come from?

overwech (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 “overwech”, step by step

overwech traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch ōver

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

via Middle Dutch wech

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwechway, road, path; journey; direction, approach
2Old Dutchwegway, path
3Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
4Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “overwech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →