Where does “oversqueamish” come from?
oversqueamish (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-.
oversqueamish (English): Excessively squeamish
Definitions
- Excessively squeamish
Ancestry of “oversqueamish”, step by step
oversqueamish 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 squeamish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | squeamish | easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseated... |
| 2 | English | squeamous | squeamish |
| 3 | Middle English | sweme | — |
| 4 | Old English | swima | a swoon, swimming in the head |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | swimman | to swim |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |