Where does “outfawn” come from?

outfawn (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.

outfawn (English): To exceed in fawning

Definitions

  1. To exceed in fawning

Ancestry of “outfawn”, step by step

outfawn 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 fawn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfawnA young deer; A pale brown colour tinted with...
2Middle EnglishfawnenTo express affection; To express affection...
3Old EnglishfagnianAlternative form of fæġnian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →