Where does “score-off” come from?
score-off (English) comes from English score off, from English score, from Middle English score, from Old English scoru, from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
score-off (English): The action or result of scoring off someone
Definitions
- The action or result of scoring off someone
Ancestry of “score-off”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | score off | To defeat (in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish |
| 2 | English | score | The total number of goals, points, runs, etc.... |
| 3 | Middle English | score | score |
| 4 | Old English | scoru | notch; tally; score |
| 5 | Old Norse | skór | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |