Where does “overspinning” come from?

overspinning (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-.

overspinning (English): Excessive spinning

Definitions

  1. Excessive spinning

Ancestry of “overspinning”, step by step

overspinning 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 spinning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspinningRapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; The motion...
2EnglishspinTo rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction
3Middle EnglishspinnenTo spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make...
4Old Englishspinnanto spin
5Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-
7Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér