Where does “overdiscuss” come from?

overdiscuss (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-.

overdiscuss (English): To discuss too long or too often

Definitions

  1. To discuss too long or too often

Ancestry of “overdiscuss”, step by step

overdiscuss 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 discuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscussTo converse or debate concerning a particular...
2Latindiscussusshattered, dissipated, scattered
3LatindiscutioI strike down; I shatter; I dissipate
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-