Where does “outarm” come from?

outarm (English) comes from English Arm, from Middle English arm, from Old English earm, from Proto-West Germanic arm, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

outarm (English): To possess or acquire more powerful weapons than...

Definitions

  1. To possess or acquire more powerful weapons than...

Ancestry of “outarm”, step by step

outarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Arm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishArmAbbreviation of Armenian
2Middle Englisharmarm; poor; miserable, wretched
3Old Englishearmarm; poor, miserable
4Proto-West Germanicarmarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
5Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via English out

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
2Middle Englishouteout
3Old Englishūtout
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermosEvery word from Proto-Germanic armaz