Where does “buitengewoon” come from?

buitengewoon (Dutch) comes from Dutch buiten, from Middle Dutch buten, from Old Dutch būtan, from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan — outside, externally.

buitengewoon (Dutch): extraordinary; extraordinarily, extremely, very

Definitions

  1. extraordinary; extraordinarily, extremely, very

Ancestry of “buitengewoon”, step by step

buitengewoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch buiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuitenoutside; outside, out of; A mansion and its...
2Middle Dutchbuten—
3Old Dutchbūtan—
4Proto-West Germanic*biūtanoutside, externally

via Dutch gewoon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgewoonregular, ordinary, usual; normal, common; wont,...
2Middle Dutchgewone—
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