English

over-

/ˈəʊ̯və/
Above, or higher.

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    Origin

    From Middle English over-, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér. Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, Swedish över-, Welsh gor-, Spanish sobre-, Armenian վեր- (ver-), Persian ابر (abar-). Doublet of super-, sur-, and hyper-. More at over.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishover-
      • inheritedOld Englishofer-
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*uber “over”

    Related: English super- (doublet), English sur- (doublet), English hyper- (doublet), Dutch over-, German über-, Swedish över-, Welsh gor-, Spanish sobre-, Armenian վեր-, Persian ابر

    Words built on it: over-time, over-old

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