Where does “overall” come from?

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

overall (Swedish): a coverall

Definitions

  1. a coverall

Ancestry of “overall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverallAll-encompassing, all around; Generally; with...
2Middle Englishoverall—
3Old Englishofer eall—

Words derived from “overall”

Every word from Old English ofer eall →