Where does “overbrimful” come from?
overbrimful (English) comes from English brimful, from English brim, from Middle English brimmen, from Middle English brem, from Old English brēme, from Finnish bromi, from French bromé, from New Latin Bromus — to bear, carry.
overbrimful (English): Overbrimming; overfull; full to overflowing
Definitions
- Overbrimming; overfull; full to overflowing
Ancestry of “overbrimful”, step by step
overbrimful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brimful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brimful | Filled to maximum capacity; The maximum amount a... |
| 2 | English | brim | The sea; ocean; water; flood; An edge or border;... |
| 3 | Middle English | brimmen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | brem | — |
| 5 | Old English | brēme | famous, glorious, noble |
| 6 | Finnish | bromi | bromine |
| 7 | French | bromé | past participle of bromer; brominated |
| 8 | New Latin | Bromus | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βρόμος | oat; wild oat, slender oat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
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- | — |