Where does “ofersprecan” come from?

ofersprecan (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-.

ofersprecan (Old English): to say too much, use too many words; to say or...

Definitions

  1. to say too much, use too many words; to say or...

Ancestry of “ofersprecan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishofer-used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...
2Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ofersprecan”

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