Overturn
/ˌoʊvərˈtɜrn/noun
To turn something so it is upside down or on its side; to reverse or invalidate.
Did you know?Although it sounds dramatic, *overturn* is a straightforward Germanic compound; the real occult energy is in how English keeps using turning imagery for fate, power, and reversal.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*twer-
“to turn, twist”
Old English
OE
ofer-
“over, across, beyond”
Old English
OE
turnian
“to turn, revolve”
Middle English
ME
overturnen
“to turn over, capsize, reverse”
Modern English
English
overturn
“to turn upside down or reverse”