Where does “overmournful” come from?

overmournful (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-.

overmournful (English): Excessively mournful

Definitions

  1. Excessively mournful

Ancestry of “overmournful”, step by step

overmournful 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 mournful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmournfulFilled with grief or sadness; being in a state in...
2EnglishmournTo express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over;...
3Middle EnglishmornenTo grieve; to feel sad or upset
4Old Englishmurnanto care for, worry about; to be sorrowful, to...
5Proto-Germanicmurnanąto feel sorrow or grief; to mourn
6Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér