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

1. (with accusative) over (moving across)
2. (with dative) over, above (positioned above)

Adverb

*uber

1. over, above

Descendants

• 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: over
    • Dutch: over
      • Afrikaans: oor
• Old High German: obar, ubar
  • Middle High German: ober, over, uber
    • German: ober-
    • Yiddish: אייבער־ (eyber-)
• Old Norse: of, ofr-
  • Icelandic: of, ofur-
  • Faroese: ov, ovur-
  • Norwegian: ov-
• Gothic: 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar)