Where does “buitensluiten” come from?

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

buitensluiten (Dutch): to shut out, to lock out; to exclude, to shun

Definitions

  1. to shut out, to lock out; to exclude, to shun

Ancestry of “buitensluiten”, step by step

buitensluiten 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 sluiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsluitento close; to make, to affirm
2Middle Dutchslutento close, to shut; to close off; to lock up
3Old Dutchslūtanto close, shut
4Proto-Germanicslūtaną—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan →