Where does “overmortgage” come from?
overmortgage (English) comes from English mortgage, from Middle French mortgage, from Anglo-Norman morgage, from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
overmortgage (English): To take out a mortgage for too much money
Definitions
- To take out a mortgage for too much money
Ancestry of “overmortgage”, step by step
overmortgage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mortgage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mortgage | A special form of secured loan where the purpose... |
| 2 | Middle French | mortgage | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | morgage | mortgage |
| 4 | Old French | mort | past participle of morir; dead; death |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 6 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
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- | — |