Where does “outjig” come from?

outjig (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.

outjig (English): To outdance

Definitions

  1. To outdance

Ancestry of “outjig”, step by step

outjig 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 jig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjigA light, brisk musical movement; a gigue; A...
2Middle EnglishgygeTo make a creaking sound
3Old Frenchgiguea fiddle, kind of dance
4Frankishgīgedance, fiddle
5Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →