Where does “overglut” come from?

overglut (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-.

overglut (English): To glut excessively

Definitions

  1. To glut excessively

Ancestry of “overglut”, step by step

overglut 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 glut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglutAn excess, too much; That which is swallowed;...
2Latingluttiōto swallow, gulp down
3Latingluttusthroat; absorption
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →