Where does “overlive” come from?

overlive (English) comes from Middle English overliven, from Old English oferlibban, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

overlive (English): To survive; To outlive; live longer than; To live...

Definitions

  1. To survive; To outlive; live longer than; To live...

Ancestry of “overlive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoverliven—
2Old Englishoferlibbanto outlive, survive
3Old Englishofer-used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...
4Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “overlive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →
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