Where does “outreach” come from?
Outreach comes from Middle English ut- combined with Old English ūt-, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną meaning to stretch or extend, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- and ker- with the suffix -yeti.
outreach (English): The act of reaching out; The extent or length of...
Definitions
- The act of reaching out; The extent or length of...
Ancestry of “outreach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reach | To extend, stretch, or thrust out; To give to... |
| 2 | Middle English | rechen | — |
| 3 | Old English | rǣċan | to reach |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rakjaną | to stretch, to straighten |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵéyeti | to straighten, to make straight, to cause to be... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |