Where does “overlast” come from?

overlast (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk last, from Icelandic látast, from Icelandic -st, from Old Norse -sk, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

overlast (Norwegian Nynorsk): overload, overloading; damage, injury

Definitions

  1. overload, overloading; damage, injury

Ancestry of “overlast”, step by step

overlast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk last

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklasta load or cargo
2IcelandiclátastTo pass away, to die
3Icelandic-stturns verbs into middle voice verbs
4Old Norse-sk
5Proto-Germanic*sek
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Norwegian Nynorsk over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskoverabove; past; over; more than
2Old Norseyfirabove
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Old Norse -skEvery word from Proto-Indo-European swe-
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