Where does “overquick” come from?

overquick (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-.

overquick (English): Too quick; overly quick

Definitions

  1. Too quick; overly quick

Ancestry of “overquick”, step by step

overquick 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 Quick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQuickMoving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast
2Middle Englishquikliving, alive, active; active, alert; vibrant,...
3Old Englishcwicliving, live, alive; mentally agile; intelligent,...
4Proto-West Germanic*kwikualive
5Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “overquick

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér