Where does “overbrood” come from?

overbrood (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-.

overbrood (English): To brood over

Definitions

  1. To brood over

Ancestry of “overbrood”, step by step

overbrood 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 brood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroodThe young of certain animals, especially a group...
2Middle Englishbroodbroad
3Old Englishbrādbroad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide,...
4Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
5Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide
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