Where does “overland” come from?

Overland comes from Middle English over and lond, from Old English ofer and land, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-, meaning to stretch or extend.

overland (English): by or across land, especially of travel; Over,...

Definitions

  1. by or across land, especially of travel; Over,...

Ancestry of “overland”, step by step

overland 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 Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground

Words derived from “overland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →