Where does “outdive” come from?

outdive (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.

outdive (English): To dive deeper or better than; to surpass in diving

Definitions

  1. To dive deeper or better than; to surpass in diving

Ancestry of “outdive”, step by step

outdive 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 dive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiveTo swim under water; To jump into water...
2Middle Englishdiven—
3Old Englishdūfanto duck, dive, sink, penetrate; to dive
4Proto-West Germanic*dūbanto dive
5Proto-Germanicdūbanąto dive, to sink
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