Where does “overneglect” come from?

overneglect (English) comes from English neglect, from Latin neglectus, from Latin neglego, from Latin neclego, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

overneglect (English): Excessive neglect

Definitions

  1. Excessive neglect

Ancestry of “overneglect”, step by step

overneglect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English neglect

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneglectTo fail to care for or attend to something; To...
2Latinneglectusdisregarded, having been disregarded, ignored,...
3LatinneglegoI neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent...
4Latinneclego
5LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
6Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
7Proto-Italiclēg-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-