Where does “outtrump” come from?

outtrump (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.

outtrump (English): To outdo; to get one over on somebody

Definitions

  1. To outdo; to get one over on somebody

Ancestry of “outtrump”, step by step

outtrump 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 Trump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTrumpThe suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others
2Middle EnglishtrumpeA trumpet, horn, or similar musical instrument;...
3Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
4Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →