Where does “outstart” come from?
outstart (English) comes from English Start, from English Stark, from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.
outstart (English): To start out or up
Definitions
- To start out or up
Ancestry of “outstart”, step by step
outstart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Start
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 2 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 3 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 4 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |