Where does “overjolt” come from?
overjolt (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-.
overjolt (English): An overdose of heroin or other recreational drug
Definitions
- An overdose of heroin or other recreational drug
Ancestry of “overjolt”, step by step
overjolt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English jolt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jolt | To push or shake abruptly and roughly; To knock... |
| 2 | English | -t | Forms the past tense and/or past participle of... |
| 3 | Middle English | -t | Forms the past tense and past participle of certain weak verbs |
| 4 | Old English | -t | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |