Where does “overstarch” come from?
overstarch (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-.
overstarch (English): To starch excessively
Definitions
- To starch excessively
Ancestry of “overstarch”, step by step
overstarch 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 starch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | starch | A widely diffused vegetable substance found... |
| 2 | Middle English | starche | — |
| 3 | Middle English | sterch | stiff |
| 4 | Middle English | stark | — |
| 5 | Old English | stearc | severe, stern, harsh; stiff, rigid, not bending,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stark | stiff, stark |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terg- | to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff |