Where does “overgrain” come from?

overgrain (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-.

overgrain (English): To apply an additional layer of colour to...

Definitions

  1. To apply an additional layer of colour to...

Ancestry of “overgrain”, step by step

overgrain 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 grain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrainThe harvested seeds of various grass food crops...
2Middle EnglishgraynA forking channel or pass; a fjord or estuary;...
3Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
4Proto-Germanicgrainō—

Words derived from “overgrain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →