Where does “outcrafty” come from?

outcrafty (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.

outcrafty (English): To exceed in craft or cunning; overpower by guile

Definitions

  1. To exceed in craft or cunning; overpower by guile

Ancestry of “outcrafty”, step by step

outcrafty 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 crafty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcraftyRelating to, or characterized by, craft or skill;...
2Old Saxonkraftagpowerful, skillful, cunning, ingenious, learned
3Proto-Germanickraftagaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →
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