Where does “overfixation” come from?

overfixation (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-.

overfixation (English): Excessive fixation

Definitions

  1. Excessive fixation

Ancestry of “overfixation”, step by step

overfixation 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 fixation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfixationThe act of fixing; The state of being fixed or...
2Old Frenchfixation—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →