Overseas
/ˌoʊvərˈsiːz/noun
Located or traveling across the sea, especially in another country.
Did you know?The word is built from plain Old English parts, but in medieval and early modern English it became a powerful shorthand for foreign lands, empire, and everything just beyond the horizon.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*uber / *saiwaz
“Above, over; sea, body of water”
Old English
OE
ofer sǣ
“Over the sea, on the far side of the sea”
Middle English
ME
over se
“Beyond the sea; abroad”
16th Century
English
overseas
“Situated or traveling beyond the sea”
Modern English
English
overseas
“In or to foreign countries across the sea”