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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

  1. past participle of override

Ancestry of “overridden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverrideTo ride across or beyond something; To ride a...
2Middle EnglishoverridenTo tread over or squash someone or something on...
3Old Englishoferrīdanto ride over
4Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
5Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “overridden”

  • nonoverridden
  • unoverridden
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