Where does “outgoing” come from?

Outgoing derives from Middle English outgon, from Old English ūtgān, a compound of ūt (out) and gān (to go).

outgoing (English): Extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social,...

Definitions

  1. Extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social,...

Ancestry of “outgoing”, step by step

outgoing traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English going

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoingAttending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly
2EnglishGoAn ancient Chinese board game, today also popular...
3EnglishstopTo cease moving; To not continue; To cause to...
4EnglishtopThe highest or uppermost part of something; A...
5Middle EnglishtopThe summit or top of something, especially a...
6Old Englishtopptop, summit (of something)
7Proto-West Germanic*topptop, summit, crest
8Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
9Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

via English outgo

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

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

Words derived from “outgoing

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb-
outgoing — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer