Where does “oferclimban” come from?

oferclimban (Old English) comes from Old English climban, from Proto-Germanic klimbaną, from Proto-Germanic klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

oferclimban (Old English): to climb over, ascend, climb upon

Definitions

  1. to climb over, ascend, climb upon

Ancestry of “oferclimban”, step by step

oferclimban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English climban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclimbanto climb
2Proto-Germanicklimbanąto climb
3Proto-Germanicklībanąto stick, cling to
4Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

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-—

Words derived from “oferclimban”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- →