Where does “oferdōn” come from?

oferdōn (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-.

oferdōn (Old English): to overdo; do too much, do in excess

Definitions

  1. to overdo; do too much, do in excess

Ancestry of “oferdōn”, step by step

oferdōn 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 dōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdōnto do
2Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
3Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “oferdōn”

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