Where does “overfragrant” come from?

overfragrant (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-.

overfragrant (English): Excessively fragrant

Definitions

  1. Excessively fragrant

Ancestry of “overfragrant”, step by step

overfragrant 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 fragrant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfragrantSweet-smelling; having a pleasant scent or...
2LatinfrāgrānsEmitting a smell, smelling; fragrant, sweet scented or smelling
3Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
4Proto-Italicfrāgrāō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér