Where does “Overijssel” come from?

Overijssel (Polish) comes from Dutch Overijssel, from Dutch over, from Middle Dutch ōver, from Old Dutch over, from Proto-Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

Ancestry of “Overijssel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchOverijssel
2Dutchoverover, above; over; remaining, left over
3Middle Dutchōverover, above
4Old Dutchover
5Proto-Germanic*obar
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-