Where does “ofercuman” come from?

ofercuman (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-.

ofercuman (Old English): to overcome or overtake; to win or be victorious

Definitions

  1. to overcome or overtake; to win or be victorious

Ancestry of “ofercuman”, step by step

ofercuman 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 cuman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcumanto come
2Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
3Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “ofercuman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →