Where does “outmanœuvre” come from?
outmanœuvre (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.
outmanœuvre (English): Alternative form of outmanoeuvre
Definitions
- Alternative form of outmanoeuvre
Ancestry of “outmanœuvre”, step by step
outmanœuvre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English out
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 2 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 3 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English manœuvre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manœuvre | Alternative form of maneuver |
| 2 | Middle French | manœuvre | maneuver |
| 3 | Old French | manovre | handwork, manual labor; handwork, manual labour |
| 4 | Latin | manū opera | — |