Where does “formfitting” come from?

formfitting (English) comes from English fitting, from English fit, from English outfit, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt — out, outward.

formfitting (English): That follows the contours of the body

Definitions

  1. That follows the contours of the body

Ancestry of “formfitting”, step by step

formfitting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fitting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfittingpresent participle of fit; Getting ready;...
2EnglishfitSuitable, proper; Adapted to a purpose or...
3EnglishoutfitA set of clothing; Gear consisting of a set of...
4EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
5Middle Englishouteout
6Old Englishūtout
7Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
8Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via English form

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishformTo do with shape; To do with structure or...
2Middle Englishformefirst; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,...
3Old Englishformafirst
4Old Englishforebefore; forepart, front
5Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Germanic ūtEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt