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Where does “oferridan” come from?

oferridan (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-.

oferridan (Old English): to ride over

Definitions

  1. to ride over

Ancestry of “oferridan”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “oferridan”

  • override
  • overriding
  • overridden
  • overridingly
  • overrider
  • overrideable
  • nonoverridden
  • unoverridden
  • overriden
  • overridden
  • oferriden
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