Where does “outscorn” come from?

outscorn (English) comes from English scorn, from English scarn, from Old French escarn, from Vulgar Latin escarnire, from Proto-Germanic skarnjan, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

outscorn (English): To overcome or overwhelm by haughty disregard;...

Definitions

  1. To overcome or overwhelm by haughty disregard;...

Ancestry of “outscorn”, step by step

outscorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscornTo feel or display contempt or disdain for...
2Englishscarndung
3Old Frenchescarn—
4Vulgar Latinescarnire—
5Proto-Germanicskarnjan—
6Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarnjan →
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