Where does “overclerk” come from?

overclerk (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-.

overclerk (English): A clerk who also supervises one or more underclerks

Definitions

  1. A clerk who also supervises one or more underclerks

Ancestry of “overclerk”, step by step

overclerk 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 clerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclerkOne who occupationally works with records,...
2Middle Englishclerca clergyman, usually in Christianity
3Old Englishclercclergyman, clerk
4Latinclēricusa priest, clergyman or clergywoman, cleric
5Ancient Greekκληρικόςof or pertaining to clergy; clerical; clergyman
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér