Where does “overgloss” come from?

overgloss (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-.

overgloss (English): To make (paper, etc.) too glossy

Definitions

  1. To make (paper, etc.) too glossy

Ancestry of “overgloss”, step by step

overgloss 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 gloss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglossA surface shine or luster; A superficially or...
2Middle Englishglosse
3Late Latinglossagloss; obsolete or foreign word requiring...
4Ancient Greekγλῶσσαa tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe
5Old Norseglottato grin, smile scornfully
6Proto-GermanicglutōnąTo stare; gawk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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