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Where does “ofer-” come from?

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

ofer- (Old English): used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...

Definitions

  1. used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...

Ancestry of “ofer-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ofer-”

  • overcome
  • overview
  • overlap
  • oversight
  • overweight
  • overload
  • overtime
  • overcoat
  • overgrown
  • overrun
  • overlay
  • overdue
  • overlying
  • overdose
  • oversized
  • overhaul
  • overworked
  • overestimate
  • overuse
  • overpower
  • overexpression
  • overrule
  • overshadow
  • overstate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →