Where does “overbreathing” come from?

overbreathing (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-.

overbreathing (English): Hyperventilation

Definitions

  1. Hyperventilation

Ancestry of “overbreathing”, step by step

overbreathing 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 breathing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbreathingpresent participle of breathe; The act of...
2EnglishbreatheTo draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases
3Middle Englishbrethento breathe, blow, exhale, odour
4Middle Englishbrethbreath
5Old Englishbrǣþodor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor
6Proto-Germanicbrēþizvapour; steam; breath; odour, smell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrē-t-exhalation from heat; steam
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér