Etymology

overstocking

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Today it means: A stocking intended to be worn over another stocking. Full definition →

English stocking ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer-
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overstocking · noun1

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

From over- + stocking.

overstocking · verb2

By surface analysis, overstock + -ing.

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