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Where does “overleap” come from?

overleap (English) comes from Middle English overlepen, from Old English oferhlēapan, 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-.

overleap (English): To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping;...

Definitions

  1. To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping;...

Ancestry of “overleap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoverlepen—
2Old Englishoferhlēapan—
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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →