Where does “overreliant” come from?

overreliant (English) comes from English reliant, from English -ant, from Middle English -ant, from Old English -ende, from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt — sound, voice.

overreliant (English): Relying on something to an excessive degree

Definitions

  1. Relying on something to an excessive degree

Ancestry of “overreliant”, step by step

overreliant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English reliant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreliantHaving reliance on somebody or something
2English-antThe agent noun derived from verb; An adjective...
3Middle English-ant
4Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
5Proto-West Germanic*-andī
6Proto-Germanic-andz
7Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
8Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
9Hungarianönyou
10Hungarianön-self-
11Turkishönfront
12Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
13Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

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-
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Hungarian ön-Every word from English -ant
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