Where does “outsteam” come from?

outsteam (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.

outsteam (English): To travel further or faster by steam power

Definitions

  1. To travel further or faster by steam power

Ancestry of “outsteam”, step by step

outsteam 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 steam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsteamThe vapor formed when water changes from liquid...
2Middle Englishsteem—
3Old Englishstēamsteam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which...
4Proto-Germanicstaumazsteam, vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →