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

  1. To sow where something has already been sown; To...

Ancestry of “oversow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishofersāwanto sow seed over other sown seed; to oversow
2Old Englishofer-used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...
3Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →