Where does “overtaka” come from?

overtaka (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk over, from Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

overtaka (Norwegian Nynorsk): to take over; definite plural of overtak

Definitions

  1. to take over; definite plural of overtak

Ancestry of “overtaka”, step by step

overtaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskoverabove; past; over; more than
2Old Norseyfirabove
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk taka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktakadefinite plural of tak; to take; to catch
2Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
3Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “overtaka”

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