overdrive
Norwegian
verb
Definitions
- to exaggerate (overstate, to describe more than is fact)
Etymology
Prefix from Norwegian Bokmål drive derived from German übertreiben (exaggerate, overdo).
Origin
German (Berlin)
übertreiben
Gloss
exaggerate, overdo
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- treiben German
- übertreiben German
- drivaksel Norwegian Bokmål
- drive Norwegian Bokmål
- drivgass Norwegian Bokmål
- drivhus Norwegian Bokmål
- drivkraft Norwegian Bokmål
- drivstoff Norwegian Bokmål
- drivverdig Norwegian Bokmål
- drivverk Norwegian Bokmål
- fordrive Norwegian Bokmål
- overdrivelse Norwegian Bokmål
- snødrive Norwegian Bokmål
- underdrive Norwegian Bokmål
- utdrivelse Norwegian Bokmål
- drífa Old Norse