Where does “outscold” come from?

outscold (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.

outscold (English): To scold more than

Definitions

  1. To scold more than

Ancestry of “outscold”, step by step

outscold 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 scold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscoldA person who habitually scolds, in particular a...
2Middle Englishscold—
3Old Norseskaldpoet, skald
4Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →