Where does “outpuff” come from?

outpuff (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.

outpuff (English): To puff harder or better than; to outblow

Definitions

  1. To puff harder or better than; to outblow

Ancestry of “outpuff”, step by step

outpuff 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 puff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuffA sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath...
2Middle Englishpuff—
3Old Englishpyfa blast of wind, puff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →