Where does “overbig” come from?

overbig (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-.

overbig (English): Excessively big

Definitions

  1. Excessively big

Ancestry of “overbig”, step by step

overbig 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 big

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbigOf great size, large; Thought to have undue...
2Middle Englishbig
3Middle Englishbiggenbuild; dwell
4Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
5Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
6Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-