Where does “overtare” come from?
overtare (English) comes from English over, from Middle English over, 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-.
overtare (English): above tare
Definitions
- above tare
Ancestry of “overtare”, step by step
overtare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English tare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tare | A vetch, or the seed of a vetch; Any of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | tare | Vetch or tare; a member of the genus "Vicia"; The... |
| 3 | Old English | taru | vetch, tare |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | taru | wheat; tare |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tarwō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dér(H)-uh₂ ~ dr̥(H)-wéh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |