Where does “overtell” come from?
overtell (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-.
overtell (English): To exaggerate or be more explicit than needed;...
Definitions
- To exaggerate or be more explicit than needed;...
Ancestry of “overtell”, step by step
overtell 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 tell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tell | To count, reckon, or enumerate; To narrate; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | tellen | to count; to tell |
| 3 | Old English | tellan | to count, calculate; to tell, narrate, recount;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | talljan | to count, to enumerate; to recount, to tell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taljaną | to enumerate, count; to account, recount, tell |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |