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overstep

v.
US //ˈoʊvɝˌstɛp// UK //ˌəʊvəstˈɛp// over·step
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Origin

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.

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