Where does “overspringan” come from?

overspringan (Old Dutch) comes 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-.

overspringan (Old Dutch): to jump over

Definitions

  1. to jump over

Ancestry of “overspringan”, step by step

overspringan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch over

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

via Old Dutch springan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchspringanto jump, spring
2Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →