English
over-
Over- comes from Proto-Germanic *uber ‘over’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *úp.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*úpreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘over’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*uber‘over’reconstructed
- Englishtodayover-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*úpreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘over’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*uber‘over’reconstructed
- Englishtodayover-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’
super, supreme, summary, uber, sovereign, soprano, supra, consummate, summa, 21 more
Today it means
prefix Above, or higher.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *úp / over-