Where does “outlung” come from?

outlung (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.

outlung (English): To speak or shout louder than; to outvoice

Definitions

  1. To speak or shout louder than; to outvoice

Ancestry of “outlung”, step by step

outlung 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 lung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlungA biological organ of vertebrates that controls...
2Middle Englishlunge—
3Old Englishlungenlung
4Proto-Germaniclunganjōlung
5Proto-Germaniclungôlung
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
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