Where does “overnumbered” come from?
overnumbered (English) comes from English over-, from Middle English over-, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
overnumbered (English): outnumbered
Ancestry of “overnumbered”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | over- | above, or higher; superior; excessively |
| 2 | Middle English | over- | — |
| 3 | Old English | ofer- | used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |