Where does “oversplash” come from?

oversplash (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-.

oversplash (English): that splashes over something such as a breakwater

Definitions

  1. that splashes over something such as a breakwater

Ancestry of “oversplash”, step by step

oversplash 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 splash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsplashThe sound made by an object hitting a liquid; A...
2EnglishplashA small pool of standing water; a puddle; A...
3Middle Englishplasch—
4Old Englishplæsċpool, puddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →