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 much, excessively, hyper-

Definitions

  1. too much, excessively, hyper-

Ancestry of “of-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseof-—
2Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “of-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →