Where does “outportion” come from?

outportion (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.

outportion (English): An outer portion

Definitions

  1. An outer portion

Ancestry of “outportion”, step by step

outportion 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 portion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishportionAn allocated amount; That which is divided off or...
2Middle Englishporciounpart
3Old Frenchporcion—
4Latinportioshare, part, portion; relation, proportion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →