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Where does “of” come from?

of (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

of (Old Norse): over, above

Definitions

  1. over, above

Ancestry of “of”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “of”

  • ovmot
  • ov-
  • ov
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