Where does “outscour” come from?

outscour (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.

Ancestry of “outscour”, step by step

outscour 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 scour

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscourTo clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing...
2Old Norseskúrshower
3Middle Low Germanschūr—
4Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →