Where does “uitsteken” come from?
uitsteken (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.
uitsteken (Dutch): to stick out, stand out, protrude
Definitions
- to stick out, stand out, protrude
Ancestry of “uitsteken”, step by step
uitsteken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch uit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | uit | out, from the inside to the outside; out, off;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | uut | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ūt | outside |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Dutch steken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | steken | to prick, sting; to stab, thrust; to insert, put... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stēken | to prick, sting |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stecan | to sting, to prick |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |