Where does “outfence” come from?

outfence (English) comes from English fence, from Middle English fence, from Middle English defence, from Old French defens, from Late Latin defensa, from Latin defensus, from Latin dēfendō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.

outfence (English): To fence better than

Definitions

  1. To fence better than

Ancestry of “outfence”, step by step

outfence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fence

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfenceA thin artificial barrier that separates two...
2Middle Englishfence
3Middle Englishdefence
4Old Frenchdefens
5Late Latindefensaprotection; bounded, defended; defence
6Latindefensusdriven away, having been driven away; defended,...
7Latindēfendōto drive away
8Latindē-of; from
9Latinof; concerning; about
10Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
11Latinposteablative singular of postis
12Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós