Where does “oversorrow” come from?
oversorrow (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-.
oversorrow (English): To grieve or afflict excessively
Definitions
- To grieve or afflict excessively
Ancestry of “oversorrow”, step by step
oversorrow 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 sorrow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sorrow | unhappiness, woe; An instance or cause of... |
| 2 | German | sorge | inflection of sorgen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sorge | sorrow; worry; care |
| 4 | Old High German | sorga | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgu | worry, sorrow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | surgō | worry, care, sorrow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |