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Where does “overthrowest” come from?

overthrowest (English) comes from English overthrow, from English Over-, 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.

overthrowest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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Ancestry of “overthrowest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverthrowTo bring about the downfall of , especially by...
2EnglishOver-—
3EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
4Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
5Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
6Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
7Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →