Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/uber

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

over (moving across) [+accusative]
over, above (positioned above) [+dative]

Derived terms

*uberōną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *obar
- Old English: ofer
  - Middle English: over
    - Scots: ower
    - English: over
      - Northumbrian: 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: ōver
    - Dutch: over
      - Afrikaans: oor
- Old High German: obar, ubar
  - Middle High German: ober, over, uber
    - German: ober-
    - Yiddish: אייבער־ (eyber-)
Old Norse: of, ofr-, ofr
- Icelandic: of, ofur-, ofur
- Faroese: ov, ovur-
- Norwegian: ov-
Gothic: 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar)

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