Where does “overrash” come from?
overrash (English) comes from English rash, from Old French rasche, from Latin rasicare, from Latin rasus, from Latin radere, from Latin rado, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
overrash (English): Excessively rash
Definitions
- Excessively rash
Ancestry of “overrash”, step by step
overrash traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rash | Acting too quickly without considering the risks... |
| 2 | Old French | rasche | rash, scurf |
| 3 | Latin | rasicare | to scrape |
| 4 | Latin | rasus | scraped, shaved |
| 5 | Latin | radere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | rado | I scrape, shave, scratch; I rub, smooth; I touch... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |