ofer-
Old English
prefix
Definitions
- used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions having intensive force, or with a sense of "going over, above"
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *uber (over).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*uber
Gloss
over
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- over- English
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- *upér Proto-Indo-European
- *upéri Proto-Indo-European
- *ubar- Proto-Germanic
- *uber Proto-Germanic
- *ubiri Proto-Germanic
- ofer Old English
- ofergyldan Old English
- oferhealdan Old English
- oferhebban Old English
- ofersendan Old English
- ofersettan Old English
- ofersittan Old English
- over- Middle English
- over- Danish
- of Icelandic
- 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 Gothic
- *obar gmw-pro
- *ovar Old Dutch
- over Old Dutch
- ovar- Old Saxon
- over Old Frisian