Where does “outpopulate” come from?

outpopulate (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.

outpopulate (English): To surpass in population; to outnumber

Definitions

  1. To surpass in population; to outnumber

Ancestry of “outpopulate”, step by step

outpopulate 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 populate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpopulateTo supply with inhabitants; to people; To live...
2Medieval Latinpopulatusravaged
3LatinpopulorI lay waste, ravage or devastate; I plunder or...
4Latinpōpulusa people, nation
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
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