Where does “outmanage” come from?

outmanage (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.

outmanage (English): To surpass in management; to manage better than

Definitions

  1. To surpass in management; to manage better than

Ancestry of “outmanage”, step by step

outmanage 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 manage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanageTo direct or be in charge of; To handle or...
2Middle Englishmanage—
3Old Frenchmanegethe handling or training of a horse,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →
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