Where does “overrater” come from?
overrater (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic ratō — to scrape.
overrater (English): One who gives too high a rating
Definitions
- One who gives too high a rating
Ancestry of “overrater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | overrate | To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than... |
| 2 | English | rate | The worth of something; value; The proportional... |
| 3 | French | rate | spleen; female equivalent of rat; female rat;... |
| 4 | French | rat | rat; sweetheart; scrooch |
| 5 | Middle French | rat | rat |
| 6 | Old French | rat | rat |
| 7 | Old High German | rato | rat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ratō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |