Where does “crow over” come from?

crow over (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-.

crow over (English): To triumph over

Definitions

  1. To triumph over

Ancestry of “crow over”, step by step

crow over 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 Crow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCrowA member of a Native American tribe of southern...
2Middle Englishcrowecrow; A metal bar or lever; a crowbar;...
3Middle EnglishcrowenTo crow; To make other noises typical of birds;...
4Old Englishcrāwecrow
5Proto-West Germanickrāācrow
6Proto-Germanickrēǭcrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér