Where does “overinsist” come from?

overinsist (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-.

overinsist (English): To insist too strongly

Definitions

  1. To insist too strongly

Ancestry of “overinsist”, step by step

overinsist 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 insist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinsistTo hold up a claim emphatically; To demand...
2EnglishinsistenceThe state of being insistent; An urgent demand;...
3Middle Englishinsistence
4Old Frenchinsisterto insist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér