Where does “overshoot” come from?
Overshoot comes from English over- plus shoot, which derives from Old English ofer- combined with Proto-Germanic skeutaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- meaning to shoot or chase.
overshoot (English): The amount by which something goes too far; When...
Definitions
- The amount by which something goes too far; When...
Ancestry of “overshoot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | over- | above, or higher; superior; excessively |
| 2 | Middle English | over- | — |
| 3 | Old English | ofer- | used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |