over-

English

/ˈəʊvə/, /ˈoʊvɚ/

prefix
Definitions
  • above, or higher
  • superior
  • excessively
  • surrounding or covering

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English over- (seashore, brink, riverbank) inherited from Old English ofer- (over-) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ubar- (over-).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*ubar-

Gloss

over-

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