Where does “overlade” come from?
overlade (English) comes from Danish over, 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.
overlade (English): To load with too great a cargo or other burden;...
Definitions
- To load with too great a cargo or other burden;...
Ancestry of “overlade”, step by step
overlade traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | over | above; past an hour; across |
| 2 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 4 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Danish lade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lade | barn; let; leave |
| 2 | Old Danish | latæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | láta | to set, put in place; to cede, give up; to leave,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |
via Middle English overladen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | overladen | — |