Where does “overrighteous” come from?

overrighteous (English) comes from English over-, from Middle English over-, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

overrighteous (English): Excessively righteous, perhaps hypocritically so

Definitions

  1. Excessively righteous, perhaps hypocritically so

Ancestry of “overrighteous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishover-above, or higher; superior; excessively
2Middle Englishover-—
3Old Englishofer-used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...
4Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “overrighteous”

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