Where does “outstare” come from?

outstare (English) comes from English stare, from Polish stare, from Polish Stary, from Old Polish stary, from Proto-Slavic starъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

outstare (English): To stare at so hard or long that they look away

Definitions

  1. To stare at so hard or long that they look away

Ancestry of “outstare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstareTo look fixedly; To influence in some way by...
2Polishstareinflection of stary: ## neuter...
3PolishStaryold
4Old Polishstaryold
5Proto-Slavicstarъold
6Proto-Balto-Slavicstaʔros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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