Where does “overal” come from?

overal (Dutch) comes from English overall, from Middle English overall, from Old English ofer eall.

overal (Dutch): everywhere, anywhere; all over, throughout;...

Definitions

  1. everywhere, anywhere; all over, throughout;...

Ancestry of “overal”, step by step

overal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English overall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverallAll-encompassing, all around; Generally; with...
2Middle Englishoverall—
3Old Englishofer eall—

via Middle Dutch overal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchoveral—
2Old Dutchoveral—

Words derived from “overal”

Every word from Old English ofer eall →