Where does “outscent” come from?

outscent (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.

outscent (English): To exceed in odour

Definitions

  1. To exceed in odour

Ancestry of “outscent”, step by step

outscent 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 scent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscentA distinctive odour or smell; An odour left by an...
2Old Frenchsentire—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →