Where does “overlyingly” come from?

overlyingly (English) comes from English overlying, from English 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.

overlyingly (English): Positioned so as to overlie something

Definitions

  1. Positioned so as to overlie something

Ancestry of “overlyingly”, step by step

overlyingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English overlying

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoverlyinglying over or upon something else
2EnglishOver-Above, or higher
3EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
4Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
5Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
6Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
7Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-