Etymology

overpay

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Today it means: To pay too much. Full definition →

English pay ← Middle English payen ← Old French paiier
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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. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂ḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂ḱs
  9. Proto-Italic*pāks
  10. Latinpāx
  11. Latinpācō
  12. Old Frenchpaiier
  13. Middle Englishpayen
  14. Englishpay
  15. English todayoverpay

From over- + pay.

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