Where does “overclimben” come from?
overclimben (Middle English) comes from Old English oferclimban, from Old English climban, from Proto-Germanic klimbaną, from Proto-Germanic klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
Ancestry of “overclimben”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | oferclimban | to climb over, ascend, climb upon |
| 2 | Old English | climban | to climb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | klimbaną | to climb |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klībaną | to stick, cling to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |