Where does “overdra” come from?
overdra (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dra, from Danish drage, from Old Danish draghæ, from Old East Norse *draki, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι.
overdra (Norwegian Bokmål): to transfer, convey e.g. property
Definitions
- to transfer, convey e.g. property
Ancestry of “overdra”, step by step
overdra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål dra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dra | to draw; pull; drag; to leave; depart; go |
| 2 | Danish | drage | dragon; drake; kite |
| 3 | Old Danish | draghæ | dragon |
| 4 | Old East Norse | *draki | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drakō | — |
| 6 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | over | above; past; over; more than |
| 2 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Danish overdrage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | overdrage | to transfer, convey e.g. property |