Where does “unovercome” come from?

unovercome (English) comes from English overcome, from Middle English overcomen, from Old English ofercuman, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

unovercome (English): Not having been overcome

Definitions

  1. Not having been overcome

Ancestry of “unovercome”, step by step

unovercome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English overcome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishovercomeTo surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of
2Middle Englishovercomen
3Old Englishofercumanto overcome or overtake; to win or be victorious
4Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
5Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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