Where does “ofersittan” come from?

ofersittan (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-.

ofersittan (Old English): to sit upon, occupy; sit over, take possession...

Definitions

  1. to sit upon, occupy; sit over, take possession...

Ancestry of “ofersittan”, step by step

ofersittan 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 sittan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsittanto sit
2Proto-West Germanic*sittjanto sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →