Etymology

overfell

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Today it means: To fell too many trees. Full definition →

English fell ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer-
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overfell · verb1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

overfell · verb2

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

From over- + fell.

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