Where does “outflue” come from?

outflue (English) comes 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.

outflue (English): A flue carrying gases from the interior to the exterior

Definitions

  1. A flue carrying gases from the interior to the exterior

Ancestry of “outflue”, step by step

outflue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English out

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
2Middle Englishouteout
3Old Englishūtout
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via English flue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflueA pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion...
2Middle EnglishflueAlternative form of flowen
3Old Englishflewsaflow, flux, issue; bodily issue, oozing;...
4Proto-Germanicflōwisôflow, flux
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →