Where does “overpensive” come from?

overpensive (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-.

overpensive (English): Excessively pensive

Definitions

  1. Excessively pensive

Ancestry of “overpensive”, step by step

overpensive 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 pensive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpensiveHaving the appearance of deep, often melancholic,...
2Old Frenchpensifpensive, thoughtful
3Latinpensōto ponder, consider
4Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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