Where does “uitkyk” come from?

uitkyk (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch uitkijken, from Dutch uit, from Middle Dutch uut, from Old Dutch ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

uitkyk (Afrikaans): to look out

Definitions

  1. to look out

Ancestry of “uitkyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitkijkento watch until the end; to look out, to watch...
2Dutchuitout, from the inside to the outside; out, off;...
3Middle Dutchuut—
4Old Dutchūtoutside
5Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
6Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →