Where does “uitgaan” come from?
uitgaan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch uitgaan, from Middle Dutch ûtegâen, from Old Dutch ūtgān, from Old English ūtgān, from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
uitgaan (Afrikaans): go out; exit
Definitions
- go out; exit
Ancestry of “uitgaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | uitgaan | to go out; to turn off, to shut down; to expire,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ûtegâen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ūtgān | to go out, go away |
| 4 | Old English | ūtgān | to go out |
| 5 | Cebuano | -an | place of |
| 6 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 8 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |