Where does “איבערקומען” come from?
איבערקומען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קומען, from Middle High German komen, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
איבערקומען (Yiddish): to overcome
Definitions
- to overcome
Ancestry of “איבערקומען”, step by step
איבערקומען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish קומען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קומען | to come |
| 2 | Middle High German | komen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kweman | to come |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via Yiddish איבער־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | איבער־ | über-, over-, super-, supra-, preter-, meta- |