Where does “overhealing” come from?

overhealing (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-.

overhealing (English): The production of excessive tissue during the...

Definitions

  1. The production of excessive tissue during the...

Ancestry of “overhealing”, step by step

overhealing 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 healing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhealingThe process where the cells in the body...
2Middle Englishheelinge
3Old Englishhǣlinghealing
4Proto-Germanichailingōhealing
5Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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