Where does “outwittal” come from?
outwittal (English) comes from English outwit, from English Wit, from English with, from Middle English wiþ, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą — apart, asunder; away from, against.
outwittal (English): The act of outwitting somebody
Definitions
- The act of outwitting somebody
Ancestry of “outwittal”, step by step
outwittal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English outwit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outwit | To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a... |
| 2 | English | Wit | Sanity |
| 3 | English | with | Against; In the company of; alongside, close to;... |
| 4 | Middle English | wiþ | with |
| 5 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 6 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |