Where does “overdignify” come from?

overdignify (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-.

overdignify (English): To dignify excessively

Definitions

  1. To dignify excessively

Ancestry of “overdignify”, step by step

overdignify 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 dignify

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdignifyTo invest with dignity or honour; To give...
2Old Frenchdignifier
3Late Latindignificare
4Latindīgnusappropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming
5Proto-Italicdegnos
6Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér