Where does “outrive” come from?
outrive (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.
outrive (English): To rive; to sever
Definitions
- To rive; to sever
Ancestry of “outrive”, step by step
outrive 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 rive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rive | To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to... |
| 2 | French | rive | bank |
| 3 | Latin | rīpa | bank (of a river) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | reipā | river bank |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁réyp-eh₂ | — |