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
- Excessively mournful
Ancestry of “overmournful”, step by step
overmournful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English mournful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mournful | Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in... |
| 2 | English | mourn | To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over;... |
| 3 | Middle English | mornen | To grieve; to feel sad or upset |
| 4 | Old English | murnan | to care for, worry about; to be sorrowful, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | murnaną | to feel sorrow or grief; to mourn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mer- | to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to... |