Where does “overfry” come from?

overfry (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-.

overfry (English): To fry for too long

Definitions

  1. To fry for too long

Ancestry of “overfry”, step by step

overfry 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 fry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfryA method of cooking food; To be affected by...
2Middle EnglishfryenTo fry cook in hot fat
3Old Frenchfrireto fry
4Latinfrīgōto roast, fry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →