overstep
v. US //ˈoʊvɝˌstɛp// UK //ˌəʊvəstˈɛp// over·step
From Middle English oversteppen, from Old English ofersteppan, from Proto-Germanic uberstapjaną (“to step over; overstep”), equivalent to over- + step. Cognate with Dutch overstappen, German Low German överstappen, German überstapfen, überstepfen.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated April 17, 2026