Where does “overminute” come from?

overminute (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-.

overminute (English): Excessively minute

Definitions

  1. Excessively minute

Ancestry of “overminute”, step by step

overminute 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 minute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminuteA unit of time equal to sixty seconds; A short...
2Middle Englishmynuteminute; A sixtieth part; A coin of little worth
3Old Frenchminuteminute one sixtieth of an hour
4Latinminutanominative feminine singular of minūtus;...
5Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
6Proto-Italicminwō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér