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 Englishouteout
4Old Englishūtout
5Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
6Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →