Where does “outgrin” come from?

outgrin (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.

outgrin (English): To surpass in grinning

Definitions

  1. To surpass in grinning

Ancestry of “outgrin”, step by step

outgrin 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 grīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrīnA smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth
2Middle Englishgrin—
3Old Englishgrinsnare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →