Where does “outlane” come from?

outlane (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.

outlane (English): One of the outer lanes toward the bottom of a...

Definitions

  1. One of the outer lanes toward the bottom of a...

Ancestry of “outlane”, step by step

outlane 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 lane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaneA road, street, or similar thoroughfare; A narrow...
2Middle Englishlanelane, alley narrow passage between buildings
3Old Englishlanelane, narrow path
4Proto-West Germaniclanulane, passageway
5Proto-Germaniclanōlane, passageway
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →