Where does “outgrow” come from?

Outgrow comes from Middle English ut- combined with Old English ūt-, from Proto-Germanic grōaną meaning to grow, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots gʰreH₁- and ud.

outgrow (English): To become too big in size or too mature in age or...

Definitions

To become too big in size or too mature in age or...

Ancestry of “outgrow”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	out-	External to, on the outside of; Toward the...
2	Romanian	-uț	Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and...
3	Latin	-utus	—
4	Latin	-tus	Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5	Proto-Italic	-tus	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	-tus	Derives action nouns from verb roots

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Romanian -uț →