Where does “overlean” come from?

overlean (English) comes from English lean, from English gasoline, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

overlean (English): To lean over

Definitions

  1. To lean over

Ancestry of “overlean”, step by step

overlean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleanTo incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical...
2EnglishgasolineA flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of...
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂