Where does “oferflōwan” come from?

oferflōwan (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-.

oferflōwan (Old English): to overflow; cover with water

Definitions

  1. to overflow; cover with water

Ancestry of “oferflōwan”, step by step

oferflōwan 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 flōwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflōwanto flow
2Proto-West Germanic*flōanto flow
3Proto-Germanicflōanąto flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “oferflōwan”

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