Where does “overdeed” come from?
overdeed (Middle English) comes 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-.
overdeed (Middle English): An overdoing; excess; surfeit
Definitions
- An overdoing; excess; surfeit
Ancestry of “overdeed”, step by step
overdeed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 2 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |