Where does “out” come from?
Out comes from Old English ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European ud, a directional particle meaning away or outward.
out (English): Away from the inside, centre or other point of...
Definitions
- Away from the inside, centre or other point of...
Ancestry of “out”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | oute | — |
| 2 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |