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Where does “ouverseen” come from?

ouverseen (Middle English) comes from Old English ofersēon — to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect.

Ancestry of “ouverseen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishofersēonto observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect

Words derived from “ouverseen”

  • oversee
  • overseer
  • overseership
  • overseeress
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