Where does “buitenkans” come from?

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

buitenkans (Dutch): golden opportunity

Definitions

  1. golden opportunity

Ancestry of “buitenkans”, step by step

buitenkans 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 kans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkanschance; opportunity; probability
2Middle Dutchcanse—
3Old Northern Frenchcance—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan →Every word from Old Dutch būtan →Every word from Middle Dutch buten →