Where does “oversave” come from?

oversave (English) comes from English save, from Middle English saven, from Old French sauver, from Gallo-Romance salvar, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

oversave (English): To save more money than is necessary or prudent

Definitions

  1. To save more money than is necessary or prudent

Ancestry of “oversave”, step by step

oversave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English save

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaveIn various sports, a block that prevents an...
2Middle EnglishsavenTo save prevent from harm or difficulty
3Old Frenchsauverto save
4Gallo-Romancesalvar
5Latinsalvōto save (make safe or healthy)
6Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
7Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós
9Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

Words derived from “oversave

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂-