Where does “outlearn” come from?

outlearn (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.

outlearn (English): To surpass in learning; To learn completely and...

Definitions

  1. To surpass in learning; To learn completely and...

Ancestry of “outlearn”, step by step

outlearn 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 learn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlearnTo acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an...
2Middle EnglishlernenTo learn acquire knowledge
3Old Englishleornianto learn
4Proto-West Germanic*liʀnōnto learn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →