Where does “outgaze” come from?

outgaze (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.

outgaze (English): To gaze beyond; to exceed in sharpness or...

Definitions

  1. To gaze beyond; to exceed in sharpness or...

Ancestry of “outgaze”, step by step

outgaze 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 gaze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgazeTo stare intently or earnestly; To stare at; A...
2Middle EnglishgasenTo gaze or stare at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →
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