Etymology

overdone

o·ver·done
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Today it means: Cooked too much. Full definition →

Middle English overdon ← Old English oferdōn
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromoferdōn
  2. Middle English · inherited fromoverdon
  3. English todayoverdone

From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishoverdon all →

overdo

Old Englishoferdōn all →

overdo

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.