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Where does “overrent” come from?

overrent (English) comes from English rent, from Middle English rent, from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.

overrent (English): To rent for too much; To exact too high a rent

Definitions

  1. To rent for too much; To exact too high a rent

Ancestry of “overrent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrentA payment made by a tenant at intervals in order...
2Middle Englishrent—
3Old Frenchrenteincome
4Medieval Latinrendita—
5Latinrendō—
6Latinreddō—
7Latindō—
8Proto-Italicdidōgive
9Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →