Where does “overbust” come from?
overbust (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-.
overbust (English): Above the bust
Definitions
- Above the bust
Ancestry of “overbust”, step by step
overbust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English bust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bust | A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and... |
| 2 | French | buste | bust, torso; bust |
| 3 | Italian | busto | tomb, grave; cadaver, corpse; bust |
| 4 | Latin | bustum | A burial mound, tomb; A place for burning funeral... |
| 5 | Latin | urere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |