Where does “overbloated” come from?

overbloated (English) comes from English overbloat, from English Over-, 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.

overbloated (English): Extremely bloated

Definitions

  1. Extremely bloated

Ancestry of “overbloated”, step by step

overbloated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English overbloat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverbloatTo excessively bloat
2EnglishOver-Above, or higher
3EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
4Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
5Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
6Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
7Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English bloated

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbloatedsimple past tense and past participle of bloat;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér