Where does “oversublime” come from?

oversublime (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-.

oversublime (English): Excessively sublime

Definitions

  1. Excessively sublime

Ancestry of “oversublime”, step by step

oversublime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via English sublime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsublimeTo sublimate; To raise on high; To exalt; to...
2Middle Englishsublimen—
3Middle Frenchsublimer—
4LatinsublimoI raise or elevate; I soar; dative/ablative...
5Latinsublimushigh, lofty; eminent, exalted, elevated
6Latinsub-under, sub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →