Where does “overdoubting” come from?
overdoubting (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-.
overdoubting (English): Excessively doubting
Definitions
- Excessively doubting
Ancestry of “overdoubting”, step by step
overdoubting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English doubting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doubting | present participle of doubt; A condition of doubt |
| 2 | English | doubt | To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | douten | to be in doubt, feel unsure; to be afraid or... |
| 4 | Old French | douter | Alternative form of doter |
| 5 | Latin | dubitō | to waver (in opinion), be uncertain, doubt, question, be in doubt |
| 6 | Latin | dubō | — |
| 7 | Latin | *dubos | — |
| 8 | Indo-European | *bʰuH- | — |