Where does “overridden” come from?
Overridden comes from the Old English past participle oferriden, from the Old English verb oferrīdan, meaning to ride over or across.
overridden (English): past participle of override
Definitions
- past participle of override
Ancestry of “overridden”, step by step
overridden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English override
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | override | To ride across or beyond something; To ride a... |
| 2 | Middle English | overriden | To tread over or squash someone or something on... |
| 3 | Old English | oferrīdan | to ride over |
| 4 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Middle English overridden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | overridden | — |
| 2 | Old English | oferriden | — |