Where does “uitschieter” come from?

uitschieter (Dutch) comes from Dutch uitschieten, 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.

uitschieter (Dutch): an outstanding achiever, someone who stands out...

Definitions

  1. an outstanding achiever, someone who stands out...

Ancestry of “uitschieter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitschietento shoot out; to eject, to throw; to grow rapidly
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
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