Where does “carryover” come from?

Carryover comes from Middle English carrien combined with English over, which derives from Old English ofer, from Proto-Germanic uber, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upér and upo, meaning "above" or "over."

carryover (English): Something whose duration has been extended or...

Definitions

  1. Something whose duration has been extended or...

Ancestry of “carryover”, step by step

carryover 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 carry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarryTo lift and take it to another place; to...
2Middle Englishcariento transport
3Anglo-Normancarierto carry
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-