Part of speech: adverb, preposition
(Dat, Acc) 1. above, over; on, upon; 2. across, over; 3. in a temporal sense: after, beyond
Etymology
[Mod E OVER ← Prot-Germ *uber-; Goth ufar; O Fris over; O Sax obar, ober; Dt over; OHG ubar, ubari, ubiri (Mod G über); O Icel yfer, yfir, ofar (Mod Icel yfir) ← Indo-Europ *uperi-; Sanskr upári; Avest upairi; Anc Gr ὑπέρ, ὔπερ; Lat super]
