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

  1. Excessively doubting

Ancestry of “overdoubting”, step by step

overdoubting 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 doubting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdoubtingpresent participle of doubt; A condition of doubt
2EnglishdoubtTo be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to...
3Middle Englishdoutento be in doubt, feel unsure; to be afraid or...
4Old FrenchdouterAlternative form of doter
5Latindubitōto waver (in opinion), be uncertain, doubt, question, be in doubt
6Latindubō
7Latin*dubos
8Indo-European*bʰuH-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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