Where does “overmuchness” come from?
overmuchness (English) comes from English overmuch, from Middle English overmuche, from Old English ofermiċel, from Old English miċel, from Proto-West Germanic mikil, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.
overmuchness (English): The quality or state of being in excess;...
Definitions
- The quality or state of being in excess;...
Ancestry of “overmuchness”, step by step
overmuchness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overmuch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overmuch | Very much; too much; Excessive; Too much; overly... |
| 2 | Middle English | overmuche | — |
| 3 | Old English | ofermiċel | — |
| 4 | Old English | miċel | great, large, much |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mikil | big, large |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mikilaz | great, large; much, many |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵa- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |