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Where does “ov” come from?

ov (Faroese) comes from Old Norse of, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ov (Faroese): too

Definitions

  1. too

Ancestry of “ov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseofover, above
2Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →