Where does “フラッシュオーバー” come from?

フラッシュオーバー (Japanese) comes from English flashover, 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.

フラッシュオーバー (Japanese): flashover

Definitions

  1. flashover

Ancestry of “フラッシュオーバー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflashoverThe near simultaneous ignition of all combustible...
2EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
3Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
4Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
5Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-