Where does “outset” come from?

I appreciate the detailed instructions, but I notice the etymology chain provided shows only English entries repeating in a cycle without any older language sources or meaningful etymological progression. This appears to be either incomplete data or a test case. To write an accurate one-sentence origin summary following your rules, I would need: - The actual etymological chain tracing back to the oldest attested source language (e.g., Old English, Proto-Germanic, etc.) - The original forms and meanings at each stage - The semantic development that explains how "outset" came to mean what it means Could you provide the complete etymology chain for "outset"? Once I have the genuine linguistic sources, I can write the required sentence with full accuracy.

outset (English): The beginning or initial stage of something; To...

Definitions

The beginning or initial stage of something; To...

Ancestry of “outset”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	seṭ	of a root, having a final "i" sound in certain...
2	English	sept	A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a...
3	English	sect	An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing...
4	Middle English	secte	A variety or sort; a category with a...
5	Old French	secte	a sect in philosophy or religion
6	Late Latin	secta	a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...
7	Latin	sequi	present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
8	Latin	sequor	I follow, come or go after
9	Proto-Italic	sekʷōr	follow, come/go after
10	Proto-Indo-European	sékʷetor	to be following
11	Proto-Indo-European	sekʷ-	to follow; to see; to say

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →