Etymology

outman

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Today it means: To have more people than (one's competitor); to outnumber in men. Full definition →

English man ← Middle English man ← Old English mann
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outman · verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  8. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  9. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  10. Old Englishmann
  11. Middle Englishman
  12. Englishman
  13. English todayoutman

From out- + man.

Outman · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromUtmann
  2. Dutch · derived fromUitman
  3. English todayOutman

Americanized form of either Dutch Uitman or North German Utmann.

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