Where does “outsmoke” come from?

outsmoke (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.

outsmoke (English): To smoke more than

Definitions

  1. To smoke more than

Ancestry of “outsmoke”, step by step

outsmoke 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 smoke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmokeThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine...
2Middle Englishsmokesmoke
3Old Englishsmocasmoke
4Proto-Germanicsmukôsmoke, nebulous air
5Danishsmug-secretly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →