Where does “churnover” come from?

churnover (English) comes from English takeover, from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

churnover (English): The excessive buying and selling of shares by a...

Definitions

  1. The excessive buying and selling of shares by a...

Ancestry of “churnover”, step by step

churnover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English takeover

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtakeoverThe purchase of one company by another; a merger...
2EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
3Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
4Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
5Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English churn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchurnTo agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir...
2Middle EnglishchyrneAlternative form of cherne; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishċyrn
4Proto-Germanickirnijǭa churn
5Proto-Germanickernǭbutter tub; creme
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-