Where does “override” come from?
Override comes from Middle English overriden, from Old English oferrīdan, composed of ofer- (over) and rīdan (to ride).
override (English): To ride across or beyond something; To ride a...
Definitions
- To ride across or beyond something; To ride a...
Ancestry of “override”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | overriden | To tread over or squash someone or something on... |
| 2 | Old English | oferrīdan | to ride over |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |