Where does “overgird” come from?

overgird (English) comes from English gird, from Middle English girden, from Estonian Kertu, from German Gertrud, from Old High German gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós — winter.

overgird (English): To gird too closely

Definitions

  1. To gird too closely

Ancestry of “overgird”, step by step

overgird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gird

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgirdTo bind with a flexible rope or cord; To encircle...
2Middle Englishgirdento strike
3EstonianKertuGertrude
4GermanGertrud
5Old High Germangērspear
6Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
7Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysósEvery word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz