Where does “outbribe” come from?

outbribe (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.

outbribe (English): To surpass in bribery

Definitions

  1. To surpass in bribery

Ancestry of “outbribe”, step by step

outbribe 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 bribe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbribeSomething given in exchange for influence or as...
2Middle Englishbribe—
3Old Frenchbribergo begging
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →