Where does “overponderous” come from?

overponderous (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-.

overponderous (English): Excessively heavy or ponderous

Definitions

  1. Excessively heavy or ponderous

Ancestry of “overponderous”, step by step

overponderous 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 ponderous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishponderousHeavy, massive, weighty; Serious, onerous,...
2Latinponderosusheavy, weighty, ponderous
3Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
4Proto-Italicpondos
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os
6Proto-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