Where does “outwile” come from?

outwile (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.

outwile (English): To surpass in wile or cunning

Definitions

  1. To surpass in wile or cunning

Ancestry of “outwile”, step by step

outwile 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 Wile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWileA trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
2Middle Englishwilewile, trick, artifice; a sorcerer
3Old Englishwīlwile, trick
4Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →