Where does “Overall” come from?

Overall (German) comes from English overall, from Middle English overall, from Old English ofer eall.

Overall (German): boilersuit; overall/coveralls

Definitions

  1. boilersuit; overall/coveralls

Ancestry of “Overall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverallAll-encompassing, all around; Generally; with...
2Middle Englishoverall—
3Old Englishofer eall—
Every word from Old English ofer eall →Every word from Middle English overall →Every word from English overall →