Etymology of overthink by etymonline

According to Watkins, this is from PIE root *tere- (2) "to cross over, pass through, overcome." It was not clearly differentiated from thorough ...

Etymology of remain by etymonline

late 15c., "those left over or surviving," from Old French remain, back-formation (verbal noun) from remanoir, remaindre "to stay, dwell, remain ...

skip | Etymology of skip by etymonline

c. 1300, skippen, "spring lightly; go with a leap or bound; take light, dancing steps," also "jump over," probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse ...

title | Etymology of title by etymonline

c. 1300, "inscription, heading" on or over an object, originally especially the superscription on Christ's Cross, from Old French title "title or chapter of a ...

Etymology of past by etymonline

early 14c., "done with, over, existing no more," a variant of passed, past participle of passen "go by" (see pass (v.)). Meaning "gone by, ...

obesity | Etymology of obesity by etymonline

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to eat," originally "to bite." It forms all or part of: alfalfa; anodyne; comedo; comestible; eat; edacious; ...

Etymology of eleven by etymonline

1200, elleovene, from Old English enleofan, endleofan, literally "one left" (over ten), from Proto-Germanic *ainlif- (compare Old Saxon ...

Etymology of fork by etymonline

Old English forca, force "pitchfork, forked instrument, forked weapon," from a Germanic borrowing (Old Frisian forke, Dutch vork, Old Norse forkr, Danish fork)

tip | Etymology of tip by etymonline

The intransitive sense of "fall over, be overturned" is from mid-15c.; that of "lean or slant from the perpendicular" is by 1660s. The ...

Etymology of superb by etymonline

1540s, "noble, magnificent" (of buildings, etc.), from Latin superbus "grand, proud, splendid; haughty, vain, insolent," from super "above, over"

Etymology of trance by etymonline

This is a verbal noun from transir "die, pass on" (also "be numb with fear"), from Latin transeo, transire "go across or over, pass over, hasten ...

Etymology of weird by etymonline

"having power to control fate," from wierd (n.), from Old English wyrd "fate, chance,… See origin and meaning of weird.

Etymology of increase by etymonline

late 14c., "action of increasing; results of an increasing," from increase (v.) or from verbs formed from the noun in Old French or Anglo-French.

Etymology of transpose by etymonline

and directly from Latin transponere (past participle transpositus) "to place over, set over," from trans "across, beyond; over" (see trans-) + ...

Etymology of suffer by etymonline

"allow to occur or continue, refrain from hindering, fail to prevent or suppress," also… See origin and meaning of suffer.

all | Etymology of all by etymonline

"every, entire, the whole quantity of" (adj.), "fully, wholly, entirely" (adv.), from… See origin and meaning of all.

genius | Etymology of genius by etymonline

from Latin genius "guardian deity or spirit which watches over each person from birth; spirit, incarnation; wit, talent;" also "prophetic skill; the male ...

Etymology of cover by etymonline

late 14c., thecchen, from Old English þeccan "to cover, cover over, conceal," in late Old English specifically "cover the...thekkian, Old Norse ...

Etymology of meditation by etymonline

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "take appropriate measures." It forms all or part of: accommodate; accommodation; commode; commodious; ...

Etymology of great by etymonline

If the original sense was "coarse," it is perhaps from PIE root *ghreu- "to rub, grind," via the notion of "coarse grain," then "coarse," then " ...