Where does “overdoss” come from?

overdoss (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-.

overdoss (English): To oversleep, thus missing the intended railway...

Definitions

  1. To oversleep, thus missing the intended railway...

Ancestry of “overdoss”, step by step

overdoss 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 doss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdossTo avoid work, shirk, etc; To sleep in the open...
2Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
3Proto-Italicdorsom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →