Where does “overstare” come from?
overstare (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-.
overstare (English): To stare wildly; To outstare
Definitions
- To stare wildly; To outstare
Ancestry of “overstare”, step by step
overstare 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 stare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stare | To look fixedly; To influence in some way by... |
| 2 | Polish | stare | inflection of stary: ## neuter... |
| 3 | Polish | Stary | old |
| 4 | Old Polish | stary | old |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | starъ | old |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | staʔros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂-ro- | large, big, thick; old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |