Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/uber

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

*ubiri

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *upér, *supér, ultimately from the root *upo. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”), Latin super (“above”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈu.βer/

Preposition

*uber

(with accusative) over (moving across)
(with dative) over, above (positioned above)

Adverb

*uber

over, above

Descendants

Old English: ofer
- Middle English: over
  - Scots: over
  - English: over, ower
Old Frisian: over, uver
- Saterland Frisian: uur
- West Frisian: oer
Old Saxon: ovar
- Middle Low German: över, over, oever, aver
  - Low German: över
Old Dutch: over, ovir
- Middle Dutch: over
  - Dutch: over
    - Afrikaans: oor
Old High German: obar
- Middle High German: ober, over, uber
  - German: ober-
Old Norse: of, ofr-
- Icelandic: of, ofur-
- Faroese: ov, ovur-
- Norwegian: ov-
Gothic: 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.