Where does “wrapover” come from?

wrapover (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-.

wrapover (English): A portion of a garment that wraps over another...

Definitions

  1. A portion of a garment that wraps over another...

Ancestry of “wrapover”, step by step

wrapover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English wrap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwrapTo enclose completely in any flexible, thin...
2Middle Englishwrappe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-