Where does “overlate” come from?

overlate (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål over, from Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

overlate (Norwegian Bokmål): to leave (something (til / to) someone), entrust to, hand over to

Definitions

  1. to leave (something (til / to) someone), entrust to, hand over to

Ancestry of “overlate”, step by step

overlate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloverabove; past; over; more than
2Old Norseyfirabove
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Norwegian Bokmål late

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållatedefinite singular and plural of lat; to seem,...
2Old Norselátato set, put in place; to cede, give up; to leave,...
3Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →