Where does “overdrape” come from?

overdrape (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-.

overdrape (English): To drape (something) over something else

Definitions

  1. To drape (something) over something else

Ancestry of “overdrape”, step by step

overdrape 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 drape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrapeA curtain; a drapery; The way in which fabric...
2Middle Englishdrapea drape
3Old Frenchdraperto drape; to full cloth; to drape", "also", "to...
4Old Frenchdrapsheet or covering; clothing
5Latindrappumaccusative singular of drappus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →