Where does “overbearingness” come from?
overbearingness (English) comes from English overbearing, from English overbear, from English bear, from Middle English bere, from Old English bere, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną — smoke; mist, haze.
overbearingness (English): Quality of being overbearing
Definitions
- Quality of being overbearing
Ancestry of “overbearingness”, step by step
overbearingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overbearing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overbearing | present participle of overbear; Overly bossy,... |
| 2 | English | overbear | To carry over; To push through by physical weight... |
| 3 | English | bear | A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and... |
| 4 | Middle English | bere | bear; To pierce |
| 5 | Old English | bere | barley; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 6 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 9 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |