Where does “overbeat” come from?

overbeat (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

overbeat (English): To beat for too long, impairing the texture

Definitions

  1. To beat for too long, impairing the texture

Ancestry of “overbeat”, step by step

overbeat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English beat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeatA stroke; a blow; A pulsation or throb; A pulse...
2Middle EnglishbetenTo beat; to repeatedly strike or hit
3Old Englishbēatanto thrash, beat; to beat, pound, strike, lash,...
4Proto-West Germanicbautanto beat
5Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-