Where does “outsmell” come from?
outsmell (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.
outsmell (English): To smell more acutely than; To have a stronger...
Definitions
- To smell more acutely than; To have a stronger...
Ancestry of “outsmell”, step by step
outsmell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English out
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 2 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 3 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English smell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smell | A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by... |
| 2 | Middle English | smellen | To sense a smell or smells; To give off an odor;... |
| 3 | Old English | smiellan | to fume, reek |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | smallijan | to glow, burn, smoulder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smel- | to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,... |