Where does “overwroughtness” come from?
overwroughtness (English) comes from English overwrought, from English overwork, from Middle English overwerken, from Old English oferwyrċan, from Old English wyrċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti — he, she.
overwroughtness (English): The property of being overwrought
Definitions
- The property of being overwrought
Ancestry of “overwroughtness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | overwrought | Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry,... |
| 2 | English | overwork | To make work too hard; To work too hard; To fill... |
| 3 | Middle English | overwerken | — |
| 4 | Old English | oferwyrċan | to overwork, overlay |
| 5 | Old English | wyrċan | to make; to work |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *wurkijan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *wurkijaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥ǵyéti | to be working, to be at work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |