Where does “overguilty” come from?

overguilty (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-.

overguilty (English): guilty

Definitions

  1. guilty

Ancestry of “overguilty”, step by step

overguilty 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 guilty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishguiltyResponsible for a dishonest act; Judged to have...
2Middle Englishgiltyguilty
3Old Englishgyltiġoffending, guilty
4Old Englishgyltguilt
5Lithuaniangultilie, lie down; fall ill, sick; wilt, droop
6Proto-Kartveliangwel-snake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →