Etymograph

English

score off

score + off

A compound of score + off

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off’

Proto-Germanic *skurō ‘incision’

Old Norse skor ‘a score’

Old English scoru ‘notch’

Middle English score

English score

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

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Proto-West Germanic *ab

Old English æf ‘of’

Old English of ‘from’

Middle English of

English off

Today it means

verb To defeat (especially 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. Sometimes with particle on (someone).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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