Etymology

overly

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Today it means: To an excessive degree. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English over
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overly · adverb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Proto-West Germanic*obar
  5. Old Englishofer
  6. Middle Englishover
  7. Englishover
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todayoverly

From over + -ly (adverbial suffix).

overly · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Proto-West Germanic*obar
  5. Old Englishofer
  6. Middle Englishover
  7. Englishover
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todayoverly

From over + -ly (adjectival suffix).

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