Where does “overgenerously” come from?

overgenerously (English) comes from English overgenerous, from English Over-, 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.

overgenerously (English): In an overgenerous way

Definitions

  1. In an overgenerous way

Ancestry of “overgenerously”, step by step

overgenerously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English overgenerous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishovergenerousgenerous to an excessive degree
2EnglishOver-Above, or higher
3EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
4Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
5Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
6Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
7Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →