Where does “outbluster” come from?

outbluster (English) comes from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

outbluster (English): To surpass in blustering

Definitions

  1. To surpass in blustering

Ancestry of “outbluster”, step by step

outbluster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English bluster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblusterPompous, officious talk; A gust of wind; Fitful...
2Middle Englishblusterento wander about aimlessly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →