Where does “overhonesty” come from?

overhonesty (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-.

overhonesty (English): Excessive honesty

Definitions

  1. Excessive honesty

Ancestry of “overhonesty”, step by step

overhonesty 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 honesty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhonestyThe act, quality, or condition of being honest;...
2Middle Englishhonestehonest
3Old Frenchhonestécandor, honesty
4Latinhonestasrespectability; honor, honour, honorableness;...
5LatinhonestusFull of or regarded with honor/honour;...
6Latinhonorhonor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office
7Old LatinhonosAlternative form of honor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér