Where does “outshine” come from?

Outshine derives from Middle English ut- combined with Old English ūt- (meaning "out") and Proto-Germanic skīnaną (meaning "to shine"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European skai-.

outshine (English): To shine brighter than something else; To exceed...

Definitions

  1. To shine brighter than something else; To exceed...

Ancestry of “outshine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshineTo emit light; To reflect light; To distinguish...
2Middle EnglishshinenAlternative form of schinen
3Old Englishsċīnanto shine
4Proto-West Germanicskīnanto shine; to appear
5Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “outshine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skīnan →