Where does “oversow” come from?
oversow (English) comes from Old English ofersāwan, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
oversow (English): To sow where something has already been sown; To...
Definitions
- To sow where something has already been sown; To...
Ancestry of “oversow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ofersāwan | — |
| 2 | Old English | ofer- | used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |