Where does “overfatigue” come from?

overfatigue (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-.

overfatigue (English): To fatigue to excess; to tire out; Excessive...

Definitions

  1. To fatigue to excess; to tire out; Excessive...

Ancestry of “overfatigue”, step by step

overfatigue 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 fatigue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfatigueA weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion; A...
2Frenchfatiguefatigue, weariness
3Frenchfatiguerto tire; to wear out, to drain; to make an effort
4Latinfatīgāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →