Where does “overtrade” come from?

overtrade (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-.

overtrade (English): To trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods...

Definitions

  1. To trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods...

Ancestry of “overtrade”, step by step

overtrade 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 trade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtradeBuying and selling of goods and services on a...
2Middle Englishtradepath, course of conduct
3Middle Low Germantradetrack, course
4Old Saxontradaspoor, track
5Proto-West Germanic*trudo—

Words derived from “overtrade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →