Where does “outmost” come from?

Outmost comes from Middle English outmost, from Old English ūtmōst, a superlative formation of ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European ud.

outmost (English): superlative form of out: most out; Farthest...

Definitions

  1. superlative form of out: most out; Farthest...

Ancestry of “outmost”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →
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