Where does “uitzoomen” come from?

uitzoomen (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.

uitzoomen (Dutch): to zoom out

Definitions

  1. to zoom out

Ancestry of “uitzoomen”, step by step

uitzoomen 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 zoomen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoomento zoom; Obsolete spelling of zomen
2EnglishZoomTo communicate with someone using the Zoom...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →