Where does “outvie” come from?

outvie (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.

outvie (English): To outdo a competitor or rival

Definitions

  1. To outdo a competitor or rival

Ancestry of “outvie”, step by step

outvie 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 vie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvieTo fight for superiority; to contend; to compete...
2Middle EnglishenvienTo envy; to be envious
3Old Frenchenvier—
4LatininvitoI invite; I challenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →