Where does “overgilded” come from?
overgilded (English) comes from English gilded, from English gild, from Middle English gilden, from Old English gylden, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
overgilded (English): Gilded on top; Excessively gilded, to the point...
Definitions
- Gilded on top; Excessively gilded, to the point...
Ancestry of “overgilded”, step by step
overgilded traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gilded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gilded | simple past tense and past participle of gild;... |
| 2 | English | gild | To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with... |
| 3 | Middle English | gilden | Formed from gold; Covered or decorated with gold;... |
| 4 | Old English | gylden | golden, made of gold |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |