Where does “overembroider” come from?
overembroider (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-.
overembroider (English): To embroider excessively
Definitions
- To embroider excessively
Ancestry of “overembroider”, step by step
overembroider 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 embroider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embroider | To stitch a decorative design on fabric with... |
| 2 | Middle English | embroudren | — |
| 3 | Middle English | embrouden | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | embrouder | to embroider |
| 5 | Old French | embrosder | to embroider |
| 6 | Frankish | *anabroʀdōn | — |