Where does “overbit” come from?

overbit (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-.

overbit (English): simple past tense of overbite

Definitions

  1. simple past tense of overbite

Ancestry of “overbit”, step by step

overbit 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 bit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbitA piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and...
2Middle EnglishbitteA flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin
3Old Englishbytbottle, flagon
4Proto-Germanic*buttjā
5Latinbuttiacask, barrel
6Ancient Greekβούττιον
7Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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