The story
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*uber“over”
- Old English · inherited fromofersendan“to transmit”
- Middle English · inherited fromoversenden“to send over, transmit”
- English todayoversend
From Middle English oversenden (“to send over, transmit”), from Old English ofersendan (“to transmit”), from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”) + *sandijaną (“to send”), corresponding to over- + send. Cognate with Middle Dutch oversenden (“to send over”), German übersenden (“to send, transmit”).
Words from the same roots
Proto-Germanic*uber all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.