Where does “outquibble” come from?

outquibble (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.

outquibble (English): To surpass in quibbling

Definitions

  1. To surpass in quibbling

Ancestry of “outquibble”, step by step

outquibble 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 quibble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquibbleA pun; An objection or argument based on an...
2EnglishquibA quip or gibe
3Latinquibusdative masculine plural of quī; dative feminine...
4Proto-Italickʷiswho, what
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →