Where does “overriden” come from?

overriden (Middle English) comes from Old English oferrīdan, 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-.

overriden (Middle English): To tread over or squash someone or something on...

Definitions

  1. To tread over or squash someone or something on...

Ancestry of “overriden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishoferrīdanto ride over
2Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
3Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
4Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “overriden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →