Where does “overstir” come from?
overstir (English) comes from English stir, from Romani stariben, from Sanskrit आतिष्ठति, from Sanskrit तिष्ठति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)tíṣṭaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stíštaHti, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
overstir (English): To stir too much
Definitions
- To stir too much
Ancestry of “overstir”, step by step
overstir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stir | To incite to action; To disturb the relative... |
| 2 | Romani | stariben | prison |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आतिष्ठति | stand or remain by |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तिष्ठति | to stand, stand firmly, station oneself, stand... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)tíṣṭaHti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stíštaHti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
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- | — |