Where does “outmeasure” come from?

outmeasure (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.

outmeasure (English): To exceed in quantity or extent

Definitions

  1. To exceed in quantity or extent

Ancestry of “outmeasure”, step by step

outmeasure 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 measure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeasureA prescribed quantity or extent; The act or...
2Middle Englishmesure—
3Old Frenchmesure—
4Latinmēnsūrameasure; a measuring
5Latinmētiorto measure or estimate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →