Where does “overclad” come from?

overclad (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-.

overclad (English): Wearing more clothing than is necessary; To cover...

Definitions

  1. Wearing more clothing than is necessary; To cover...

Ancestry of “overclad”, step by step

overclad 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 clad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcladWearing clothing or some other covering (for example, an armour) on the body; clothed, dressed
2Middle EnglishclaðAlternative form of cloth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →