Where does “outsteal” come from?

outsteal (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.

outsteal (English): To surpass in stealing; to steal more than

Definitions

  1. To surpass in stealing; to steal more than

Ancestry of “outsteal”, step by step

outsteal 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 steal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstealTo take illegally, or without the owner's...
2Middle Englishstelesteel
3Old Englishstelastalk (of a plant)
4Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
5Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →