Where does “overharass” come from?
overharass (English) comes from English harass, from Old French harasser, from Old French harer, from Old French hare, from Frankish hara, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
overharass (English): To harass excessively
Definitions
- To harass excessively
Ancestry of “overharass”, step by step
overharass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English harass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | harass | To fatigue or to tire with repeated and... |
| 2 | Old French | harasser | to tire out, to vex |
| 3 | Old French | harer | to stir up, provoke, set a dog on |
| 4 | Old French | hare | — |
| 5 | Frankish | hara | here; hither; here, hither |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |