Where does “overtalk” come from?

overtalk (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-.

overtalk (English): To talk too much; To overcome or persuade by...

Definitions

  1. To talk too much; To overcome or persuade by...

Ancestry of “overtalk”, step by step

overtalk 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 talk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtalkTo communicate, usually by means of speech; To...
2Middle Englishtalken
3Old Englishtealcianto talk, chat
4Proto-Germanictalkōnąto talk, chatter
5Proto-Germanictalōnąto tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon
6Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-