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Where does “ofersteppan” come from?

ofersteppan (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-.

ofersteppan (Old English): to overstep, cross; step over, exceed

Definitions

  1. to overstep, cross; step over, exceed

Ancestry of “ofersteppan”, 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 “ofersteppan”

  • overstep
  • oversteppen
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