Where does “overbookish” come from?
overbookish (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-.
overbookish (English): Excessively bookish
Definitions
- Excessively bookish
Ancestry of “overbookish”, step by step
overbookish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English bookish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bookish | Fond of reading or studying, especially said of... |
| 2 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 3 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 4 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |