überwinden
German (Berlin)
/ˌʔyːbɐˈvɪndn̩/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to overcome, to get over
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German ubarwintan derived from Proto-Germanic *windaną (wind, wrap) affix from German winden.
Origin
German (Berlin)
winden
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Windung German
- entwinden German
- unterwinden German
- verwinden German
- winden German
- *wendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *windaną Proto-Germanic
- windan Old English
- vinda Old Norse
- guindareza Galician
- *winta, *winda Old High German
- ubarwintan Old High German
- winda Old High German
- wintan Old High German
- 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *windan Old Dutch
- windan Old Saxon