Where does “overflade” come from?

overflade (Danish) comes from Danish over, from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

overflade (Danish): surface

Definitions

  1. surface

Ancestry of “overflade”, step by step

overflade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishoverabove; past an hour; across
2EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
3Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
4Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
5Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Danish flade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfladeplane, expanse; surface
2Danishfladflat; crestfallen; poor, feeble, insipid
3Old Norseflatrflat, level; flat, prostrate
4Proto-Germanicflatazflat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-

Words derived from “overflade

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér