Where does “overfrequent” come from?

overfrequent (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-.

overfrequent (English): Excessively frequent

Definitions

  1. Excessively frequent

Ancestry of “overfrequent”, step by step

overfrequent 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 frequent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrequentDone or occurring often; common; Occurring at...
2Old Frenchfrequentfrequent; often
3Latinfrequenscrowded, crammed, packed; frequent, repeated
4Proto-Italicfrekʷents—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together

Words derived from “overfrequent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →