Where does “outwrest” come from?
outwrest (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.
outwrest (English): To pull out forcibly; to yank out
Definitions
- To pull out forcibly; to yank out
Ancestry of “outwrest”, step by step
outwrest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English out
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 2 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 3 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English wrest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wrest | To pull or twist violently; To obtain by pulling... |
| 2 | Middle English | wresten | — |
| 3 | Old English | wrǣstan | to twist forcibly, wrench |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wraistijaną | to wrest, to twist, to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |