Where does “uitdenken” come from?

uitdenken (Dutch) comes 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.

uitdenken (Dutch): to conceive; to invent, think outside the box

Definitions

  1. to conceive; to invent, think outside the box

Ancestry of “uitdenken”, step by step

uitdenken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch uit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitout, from the inside to the outside; out, off;...
2Middle Dutchuut—
3Old Dutchūtoutside
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Dutch denken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdenkento think
2Middle Dutchdenkento think
3Old Dutchthenkento think
4Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →