Where does “outbuilding” come from?
Outbuilding derives from English out and English build, with the verbal suffix -ing from Middle English -ing and Old English -ing, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ud (out) and Proto-Indo-European bʰew- (to grow or swell).
outbuilding (English): A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that...
Definitions
- A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that...
Ancestry of “outbuilding”, step by step
outbuilding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English building
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | building | The act or process by which something is built;... |
| 2 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 3 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 4 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |