Where does “outthreaten” come from?

outthreaten (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.

outthreaten (English): To threaten more than; to surpass in threats

Definitions

  1. To threaten more than; to surpass in threats

Ancestry of “outthreaten”, step by step

outthreaten 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 threaten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthreatenTo make a threat against someone; to use threats;...
2Middle Englishþreten—
3Old Englishþrēatianto threaten, to push; to press, oppress, repress,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →