Where does “übereilt” come from?

übereilt (German) comes from German übereilen, from German eilen, from Middle High German īlen, from Old High German īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan — to make haste, hasten.

übereilt (German): overhasty, precipitate

Definitions

  1. overhasty, precipitate

Ancestry of “übereilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanübereilento rush, to precipitate; to act rashly
2Germaneilento hurry, to rush; to be urgent
3Middle High Germanīlen—
4Old High Germanīlen—
5Proto-West Germanic*īlijanto make haste, hasten
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan →Every word from Old High German īlen →Every word from Middle High German īlen →