Where does “outlandish” come from?

Outlandish comes from Middle English outlandisch, from Old English ūtlendisċ, from Proto-Germanic ūtlandiskaz, meaning foreign or of foreign origin.

outlandish (English): bizarre, strange; foreign, alien

Definitions

  1. bizarre, strange; foreign, alien

Ancestry of “outlandish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoutlandisch—
2Old Englishūtlendisċoutlandish; foreign; strange
3Proto-Germanicūtlandiskaz—
4Proto-Germanicūtlandąoutland
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “outlandish”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūtlandą →