Where does “rüberwachsen” come from?

rüberwachsen (German) comes from German rüber, from German herüber, from German über, from Old High German ubari, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

rüberwachsen (German): to grow over, grow in some direction

Definitions

  1. to grow over, grow in some direction

Ancestry of “rüberwachsen”, step by step

rüberwachsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rüber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrüberover here; over there
2Germanherüberover here
3Germanüberabove, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,...
4Old High Germanubariover
5Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via German wachsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwachsento grow; to grow, to increase; to wax
2Middle High Germanwahsento grow
3Old High Germanwahsanto grow
4Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
5Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
6Indo-European*h₂weks-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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