Where does “overscrawl” come from?

overscrawl (English) comes from English scrawl, from Middle English scraulen, from Middle English crawlen, from Old Norse krafla, from Proto-Germanic krablōną, from Proto-Germanic krabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

overscrawl (English): To scrawl over

Definitions

  1. To scrawl over

Ancestry of “overscrawl”, step by step

overscrawl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scrawl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscrawlIrregular, possibly illegible handwriting; A...
2Middle Englishscraulento spread out one's limbs; sprawl; to crawl
3Middle Englishcrawlento crawl
4Old Norsekrafla
5Proto-Germanickrablōną
6Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic krabbōną