Where does “overdoneness” come from?
overdoneness (English) comes from English overdone, from Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
overdoneness (English): Quality of being overdone
Definitions
- Quality of being overdone
Ancestry of “overdoneness”, step by step
overdoneness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overdone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overdone | Cooked too much; Exaggerated; Repeated too often;... |
| 2 | Middle English | overdon | — |
| 3 | Old English | oferdōn | to overdo; do too much, do in excess |
| 4 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |