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Where does “outfallen” come from?

outfallen (English) comes from English outfall, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

outfallen (English): past participle of outfall

Definitions

  1. past participle of outfall

Ancestry of “outfallen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoutfallTo burst forth, as upon an enemy; make a sally; A...
2EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
3Middle Englishoute—
4Old Englishūtout
5Proto-West Germanic*ūt—
6Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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