Where does “overbrave” come from?

overbrave (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-.

overbrave (English): Excessively brave

Definitions

  1. Excessively brave

Ancestry of “overbrave”, step by step

overbrave 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 brave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbraveStrong in the face of fear; courageous; Having...
2Middle Frenchbrave
3Italianbravogood, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
4Vulgar Latinbravus
5Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
6Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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