ofan
Icelandic
/ˈɔːvan/
adv
Definitions
- (of motion) from above, down
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse ofan inherited from Proto-Germanic *ubanē.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ubanē
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- above English
- above ground English
- above-board English
- above-water English
- above-written English
- abovedeck English
- abovedescribed English
- aboveground English
- abovelisted English
- abovementioned English
- aboveness English
- abovesaid English
- abovestairs English
- abovestated English
- hereabove English
- hereinabove English
- whereabove English
- ovenfra Norwegian Bokmål
- *ubanē Proto-Germanic
- *upp Proto-Germanic
- ufan Old English
- above Middle English
- of Old Norse
- ofan Old Norse
- *ovana Old High German
- uewen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch