Where does “overhøre” come from?
overhøre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish over, 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.
overhøre (Norwegian Bokmål): to overhear (a conversation)
Definitions
- to overhear (a conversation)
Ancestry of “overhøre”, step by step
overhøre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | over | above; past an hour; across |
| 2 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 4 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Danish høre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | høre | to hear; to learn; to belong to |
| 2 | Old Danish | høræ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | heyra | to hear, listen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hauzijaną | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱh₂owsyéti | to be sharp-eared, to hear well |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |
via English overhear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overhear | To hear something that was not meant for one's... |
| 2 | Middle English | overheren | — |
| 3 | Old English | oferhīeran | to overhear, hear, disobey, disregard, neglect |