Where does “of” come from?
of (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse of-, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
of (Icelandic): too
Ancestry of “of”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | of- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |