Where does “overgrateful” come from?

overgrateful (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-.

overgrateful (English): Excessively grateful

Definitions

  1. Excessively grateful

Ancestry of “overgrateful”, step by step

overgrateful 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 grateful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgratefulAppreciative; thankful; Pleasing, welcome
2Englishgratea horizontal metal grill through which water,...
3Latingrātuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome
4Proto-Italicgrātos
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥Htóspraised
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-