Where does “overskride” come from?
overskride (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish over, from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
overskride (Norwegian Bokmål): to exceed
Definitions
- to exceed
Ancestry of “overskride”, step by step
overskride traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | over | above; past an hour; across |
| 2 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 4 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Danish skride
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skride | to skid; to leave |
| 2 | Old Norse | skríða | to glide |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skrīþaną | to walk, glide, crawl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreyt- | to wind; twist; bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via Norwegian Bokmål over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | over | above; past; over; more than |