Where does “overspeak” come from?
overspeak (English) comes from Middle English overspeken, from Old English ofersprecan, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
overspeak (English): To exceed in speaking; To speak too much; to use...
Definitions
- To exceed in speaking; To speak too much; to use...
Ancestry of “overspeak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | overspeken | — |
| 2 | Old English | ofersprecan | to say too much, use too many words; to say or... |
| 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- | — |