Where does “oferwadan” come from?

oferwadan (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-.

oferwadan (Old English): to cross over by wading

Definitions

  1. to cross over by wading

Ancestry of “oferwadan”, step by step

oferwadan 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 wadan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwadanto go, to advance, to travel
2Proto-West Germanic*wadanto wade
3Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →