myEtymology.com: English etymology of overcame

Etymology of the English word overcame

the English word overcame

using the English prefix over-

derived from the English word over

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *uberi

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *uper

derived from the English word come

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷa-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kwem-