Where does “oferriden” come from?
oferriden (Old English) comes from Old English oferrīdan, 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-.
Ancestry of “oferriden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | oferrīdan | to ride over |
| 2 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “oferriden”