Where does “overdeepen” come from?
overdeepen (English) comes from English deepen, from English deep, from Middle English dep, from English department, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir — afterwards, post; by, at.
overdeepen (English): To erode (a basin or valley) far deeper than the thalweg
Definitions
- To erode (a basin or valley) far deeper than the thalweg
Ancestry of “overdeepen”, step by step
overdeepen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deepen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deepen | To make deep or deeper; To make darker or more... |
| 2 | English | deep | "Extending far away from a point of reference,... |
| 3 | Middle English | dep | Alternative form of depe |
| 4 | English | department | A part, portion, or subdivision; A distinct... |
| 5 | French | département | department; département |
| 6 | Middle French | département | — |
| 7 | Old French | département | — |
| 8 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 9 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 10 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 11 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 12 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 13 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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- | — |