Where does “oversteepened” come from?

oversteepened (English) comes from English over-, from Middle English over-, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

oversteepened (English): That has become excessively steep

Definitions

  1. That has become excessively steep

Ancestry of “oversteepened”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishover-above, or higher; superior; excessively
2Middle Englishover-—
3Old Englishofer-used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...
4Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →