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Where does “outstrip” come from?

Outstrip comes from English strip, English stripe, Old English ūt-, Proto-Germanic ūt-, Proto-Germanic ūt, and Proto-Indo-European ud.

outstrip (English): To outrun or leave behind; To exceed, excel or...

Definitions

  1. To outrun or leave behind; To exceed, excel or...

Ancestry of “outstrip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
2Middle Englishoute—
3Old Englishūtout
4Proto-West Germanic*ūt—
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “outstrip”

  • outstripper
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