Where does “overplus” come from?

Overplus derives from Middle English overplus, from Old English ofer- combined with plus, ultimately tracing through Proto-Germanic ubər and Proto-Indo-European upér and upo, meaning above or over.

overplus (English): That which remains beyond what is necessary or...

Definitions

  1. That which remains beyond what is necessary or...

Ancestry of “overplus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishover-above, or higher; superior; excessively
2Middle Englishover-—
3Old Englishofer-used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...
4Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “overplus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →