Where does “overguesstimate” come from?
overguesstimate (English) comes from English overestimate, from English Over-, 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.
overguesstimate (English): To overestimate
Definitions
- To overestimate
Ancestry of “overguesstimate”, step by step
overguesstimate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overestimate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overestimate | To judge or calculate too highly; An estimate... |
| 2 | English | Over- | Above, or higher |
| 3 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 4 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 5 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English guesstimate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guesstimate | An estimate that is hardly any better than a... |
| 2 | English | guess | To reach a partly unqualified conclusion; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | gessen | to guess; to suppose |
| 4 | Old Danish | getse | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | getsa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gitisōną | to guess |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | getaną | to attain, acquire, get, receive, hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰed- | to defecate |