Where does “outmigrant” come from?
outmigrant (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.
outmigrant (English): A person who migrates to another country or...
Definitions
- A person who migrates to another country or...
Ancestry of “outmigrant”, step by step
outmigrant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English out
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 2 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 3 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English migrant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | migrant | A migratory bird or other animal; Traveller or... |
| 2 | French | migrant | Traveler or worker who moves from one region or... |
| 3 | Latin | migrans | migrating, departing to another place; going... |
| 4 | Latin | migro | I migrate, depart to another place, change... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | migrāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂migʷ- | — |