Where does “overratedness” come from?
overratedness (English) comes from English overrated, from English overrate, from English rate, from French rate, from French rat, from Middle French rat, from Old French rat, from Old High German rato — to scrape.
overratedness (English): The quality of being overrated
Definitions
- The quality of being overrated
Ancestry of “overratedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | overrated | Given an undue amount of credit for quality or... |
| 2 | English | overrate | To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than... |
| 3 | English | rate | The worth of something; value; The proportional... |
| 4 | French | rate | spleen; female equivalent of rat; female rat;... |
| 5 | French | rat | rat; sweetheart; scrooch |
| 6 | Middle French | rat | rat |
| 7 | Old French | rat | rat |
| 8 | Old High German | rato | rat |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ratō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |