Where does “overstonden” come from?

overstonden (Middle English) comes from Old English oferstandan, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “overstonden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishoferstandanto stand or be above, stand over
2Old Englishofer-used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...
3Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “overstonden”

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