Where does “över-” come from?

över- (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish yver, from Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

över- (Swedish): over-; above, or higher; over-; superior; over-;...

Definitions

  1. over-; above, or higher; over-; superior; over-;...

Ancestry of “över-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishyver—
2Old Norseyfirabove
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “över-”

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