Where does “overbreak” come from?

overbreak (English) comes from Old English oferbrecan, 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-.

overbreak (English): To break over; To get over; recover from; Rock or...

Definitions

  1. To break over; To get over; recover from; Rock or...

Ancestry of “overbreak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishoferbrecanto infringe, violate
2Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
3Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
4Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →