Where does “oversigned” come from?

oversigned (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-.

oversigned (English): A person, mentioned in a document, whose name and signature appear at the beginning

Definitions

  1. A person, mentioned in a document, whose name and signature appear at the beginning

Ancestry of “oversigned”, step by step

oversigned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-

via English signed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsignedHaving a signature; endorsed; Having both...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-