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Where does “outgo” come from?

outgo (English) comes from Middle English outgon, from Old English ūtgān, from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

outgo (English): To go out, to set forth; To go further; to exceed...

Definitions

  1. To go out, to set forth; To go further; to exceed...

Ancestry of “outgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoutgon—
2Old Englishūtgānto go out
3Cebuano-anplace of
4Proto-Philippine*-an—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
6Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

Words derived from “outgo”

  • outgoing
  • outgoingness
  • outgoeth
  • outgoingly
  • outgoest
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