Where does “outa” come from?

outa (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans oud, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

outa (Afrikaans): An old black man

Definitions

  1. An old black man

Ancestry of “outa”, step by step

outa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans oud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansoudold
2Dutchoudold
3Middle Dutchoutold
4Old Dutchald—
5Proto-West Germanicaldold
6Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Sotho ntate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sothontatefather
2Proto-Bantu*tààtá(my) father

Words derived from “outa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →