Where does “overcunning” come from?
overcunning (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-.
overcunning (English): Exceedingly or excessively cunning
Definitions
- Exceedingly or excessively cunning
Ancestry of “overcunning”, step by step
overcunning 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 cunning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cunning | Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour;... |
| 2 | Middle English | cunning | — |
| 3 | Middle English | cunninde | — |
| 4 | Old English | cunnende | — |
| 5 | Old English | cunnan | to know, to be familiar with; can, to know how |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kunnan | to recognise; to know how, to be able |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |