Where does “outjie” come from?
outjie (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans ou, 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-.
Ancestry of “outjie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 2 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |