Where does “uitvinken” come from?
uitvinken (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.
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Ancestry of “uitvinken”, step by step
uitvinken 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 vinken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vinken | To finch; catch finches |