Where does “outharbor” come from?
outharbor (English) comes from English harbor, from Middle English herberwen, from Old English herebeorgian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
outharbor (English): Alternative spelling of outharbour
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of outharbour
Ancestry of “outharbor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | harbor | Any place of shelter; A sheltered expanse of... |
| 2 | Middle English | herberwen | — |
| 3 | Old English | herebeorgian | to shelter |
| 4 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |