Where does “ovar-” come from?

ovar- (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon ōvar, 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-.

ovar- (Old Saxon): Used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ovar-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonōvarover
2Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
3Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
4Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ovar-”

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