overheave

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*uber“over”
2. Old English · inherited fromoferhebban“to pass by, pass over, omit, neglect”
3. Middle English · inherited fromoverhebben
4. English todayoverheave

From Middle English overhebben, from Old English oferhebban (“to pass by, pass over, omit, neglect”), from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”) + *habjaną (“to lift, heave”), equivalent to over- + heave.

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