Where does “ovāri” come from?

ovāri (Livonian) comes from Old Saxon ovar-, from Old Saxon ōvar, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ovāri (Livonian): known, famous

Definitions

  1. known, famous

Ancestry of “ovāri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonovar-Used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...
2Old Saxonōvarover
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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