Where does “oversnack” come from?

oversnack (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-.

oversnack (English): To consume too many snacks

Definitions

  1. To consume too many snacks

Ancestry of “oversnack”, step by step

oversnack 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 snack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnackA light meal; An item of food eaten between...
2Middle Dutchsnackento snack
3Old Dutchsnakkon—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →