Where does “oferbidan” come from?

oferbidan (Old English) comes from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

oferbidan (Old English): to outlive, outlast, survive; overlive

Definitions

  1. to outlive, outlast, survive; overlive

Ancestry of “oferbidan”, step by step

oferbidan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ōfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
2Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
3Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Old English bīdan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbīdanto stay, continue, live, remain, delay; wait for,...
2Proto-West Germanic*bīdanto wait
3Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →