Where does “overtopple” come from?

overtopple (English) comes from English topple, from English -le, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

overtopple (English): To topple over; to overturn (typically something precarious or unstable)

Definitions

  1. To topple over; to overturn (typically something precarious or unstable)

Ancestry of “overtopple”, step by step

overtopple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English topple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtoppleto push, throw over, overturn or overthrow...
2English-leA frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating...
3Middle English-el
4Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos
8Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós