An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/über

by Friedrich Kluge

über, prepos. and adv., ‘over, above,’ from the equiv. MidHG. über; OHG. ûbir, ubar, is a prepos. with the adverb. form ubiri. Corresponding to OSax. oƀar, Du. and E. over, AS. ofer, OIc. yfer, Goth. ufar, ‘over.’ This common Teut. word is based on an equiv. Aryan upéri, which appears in Sans. upari, Gr. ὑπέρ (ὑπείρ), Lat. super. With these are connected the prepos. auf, and ob (ober). Comp. also übel.