Etymology

overturn

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Today it means: To turn over, capsize or upset. Full definition →

Middle English overturnen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromoverturnen
  2. English todayoverturn

From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve.

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