Where does “ofersprædan” come from?
ofersprædan (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-.
ofersprædan (Old English): to overspread, cover, bethatch
Definitions
- to overspread, cover, bethatch
Ancestry of “ofersprædan”, step by step
ofersprædan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ōfer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Old English sprǣdan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sprǣdan | to spread, expand; to expand, spread; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spraidijaną | to spread; to distribute |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |