Where does “overslack” come from?

overslack (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-.

overslack (English): Excessively slack

Definitions

  1. Excessively slack

Ancestry of “overslack”, step by step

overslack 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 slack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslackThe part of anything that hangs loose, having no...
2Middle Englishslak—
3Old Englishslæclazy
4Proto-Germanicslakazslack, lax
5Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₁g-weak, feeble; weak, faint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →