Where does “outguess” come from?

outguess (English) comes from English guess, from Middle English gessen, from Old Danish getse, from Old Norse getsa, from Proto-Germanic gitisōną, from Proto-Germanic getaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.

outguess (English): to beat through accurate anticipation of...

Definitions

  1. to beat through accurate anticipation of...

Ancestry of “outguess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishguessTo reach a partly unqualified conclusion; To...
2Middle Englishgessento guess; to suppose
3Old Danishgetse—
4Old Norsegetsa—
5Proto-Germanicgitisōnąto guess
6Proto-Germanicgetanąto attain, acquire, get, receive, hold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- →
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