Where does “arcover” come from?

arcover (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

arcover (English): The unwanted arcing of electricity from one...

Definitions

  1. The unwanted arcing of electricity from one...

Ancestry of “arcover”, step by step

arcover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English over

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

via English ARC

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishARCAcronym of advanced reader's copy, a copy of a...
2Middle EnglisharkThe path of the sun across the sky
3Old Frencharcbow; arch
4Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
5Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-