Where does “overweep” come from?

overweep (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-.

overweep (English): To weep over

Definitions

  1. To weep over

Ancestry of “overweep”, step by step

overweep 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 weep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweepTo cry; shed tears; To lament; to complain; To...
2Middle Englishwepento weep
3Old Englishwēpanweep, cry; to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over,...
4Proto-West Germanicwōpijanto weep
5Proto-Germanicwōpijanąto cry out, to lament
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂b-to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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