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Where does “outgoest” come from?

outgoest (English) comes from English outgo, 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...

outgoest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “outgoest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoutgoTo go out, to set forth; To go further; to exceed...
2Middle Englishoutgon—
3Old Englishūtgānto go out
4Cebuano-anplace of
5Proto-Philippine*-an—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
7Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
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