Where does “coverstrip” come from?

coverstrip (English) comes from English cover, from Middle English coveren, from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

coverstrip (English): A thin strip of material covering a join or edge of larger flat items, for example on ceiling panels, plasterboard or carpet

Definitions

  1. A thin strip of material covering a join or edge of larger flat items, for example on ceiling panels, plasterboard or carpet

Ancestry of “coverstrip”, step by step

coverstrip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cover

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoverA lid; Area or situation which screens a person...
2Middle Englishcoverento recover
3Old Frenchcovrirto cover
4Latincooperiōto cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English strip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstripA long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area;...
2Middle Englishstrepento remove the clothes of, undress, strip; to peel...
3Old Englishstrīepanplunder
4Proto-Germanicstrēpōną—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →