Where does “oferlecgan” come from?

oferlecgan (Old English) comes from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

oferlecgan (Old English): to lay over, above, or upon something else, cover...

Definitions

to lay over, above, or upon something else, cover...

Ancestry of “oferlecgan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	ofer-	used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...
2	Proto-Germanic	uber	over; over, above
3	Proto-Indo-European	upér	above; over
4	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

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