Where does “overyield” come from?
overyield (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-.
overyield (English): To yield more than normally, typically when grown with another plant species
Definitions
- To yield more than normally, typically when grown with another plant species
Ancestry of “overyield”, step by step
overyield 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 yield
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yield | To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense;... |
| 2 | Middle English | yielden | — |
| 3 | Old English | ġieldan | to pay; to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |