Where does “outscream” come from?

outscream (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.

outscream (English): To surpass in screaming

Definitions

  1. To surpass in screaming

Ancestry of “outscream”, step by step

outscream 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 scream

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscreamA loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion,...
2Middle EnglishscremenTo scream or shriek of a human or animal
3Middle Dutchscremento yell; shout
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