Where does “outen” come from?
Outen comes from Middle English -en, Old English -en, Proto-Germanic ūt, and Proto-Indo-European ūd- and i- and en, ultimately from roots meaning "out" and related directional particles.
outen (English): Out; out of; out from; Being from without;...
Definitions
- Out; out of; out from; Being from without;...
Ancestry of “outen”, step by step
outen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English toun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 2 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 3 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Middle English outen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | outen | — |
| 2 | Middle English | uten | — |
| 3 | Old English | ūtan | outside; from outside, on the outside, without |
| 4 | Old Norse | útan | from without; from abroad; outside |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūtanē | from without, outside of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |