Where does “over” come from?

over (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ōver, from Old Dutch over, from Proto-Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

over (Dutch): over, above; over; remaining, left over

Definitions

  1. over, above; over; remaining, left over

Ancestry of “over”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchōverover, above
2Old Dutchover—
3Proto-Germanic*obar—
4Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “over”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →