Where does “overrigged” come from?
overrigged (English) comes from English rigged, from English rig, from English ring, from Middle English ryng, from Old English hring, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.
overrigged (English): Having too much rigging
Definitions
- Having too much rigging
Ancestry of “overrigged”, step by step
overrigged traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rigged
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rigged | Pre-arranged and fixed so that the winner or... |
| 2 | English | rig | The rigging of a sailing ship or other such... |
| 3 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 4 | Middle English | ryng | ring |
| 5 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 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- | — |