Where does “overscroll” come from?
overscroll (English) comes from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
overscroll (English): A feature where content being scrolled goes beyond its end point and bounces back, giving the user visual feedback that the end has been reached
Definitions
- A feature where content being scrolled goes beyond its end point and bounces back, giving the user visual feedback that the end has been reached
Ancestry of “overscroll”, step by step
overscroll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English scroll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scroll | A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed... |
| 2 | Middle English | scrowle | scroll, document, bill |
| 3 | Middle English | scrowe | bill, slip, bit of parchment |
| 4 | Old French | escroe | piece, strip (of something) |
| 5 | Latin | scrofa | sow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |