Where does “outsift” come from?

outsift (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.

outsift (English): To sift out

Definitions

  1. To sift out

Ancestry of “outsift”, step by step

outsift 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 sift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiftTo sieve or strain; To separate or scatter as if...
2Middle EnglishsyftenTo sift, strain, or percolate; to pass through a...
3Old Englishsiftanto sift
4Proto-West Germanicsiftijanto sift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →