Etymology

thereover

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Today it means: Over that. Full definition →

Middle English therover ← Old English þǣrofer
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  1. Old English · inherited fromþǣrofer
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtherover
  3. English todaythereover

Inherited from Middle English therover, tharover, from Old English þǣrofer, equivalent to there + over. Cognate with Dutch daarover (“thereover”), Middle Low German darover (“thereover”), German darüber (“thereover”), Danish derover (“thereover”), Swedish däröver (“thereover”).

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