Where does “oferdrīfan” come from?
oferdrīfan (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-.
oferdrīfan (Old English): to overcome, defeat, repel, refute
Definitions
- to overcome, defeat, repel, refute
Ancestry of “oferdrīfan”, step by step
oferdrīfan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ōfer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Old English drīfan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | drīfan | to drive, force, move, chase, hunt, follow up,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |