Etymology

overclass

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Today it means: A powerful, privileged social class. Full definition →

English class ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishclass
  8. English todayoverclass

From over- + class.

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