Where does “outspout” come from?

outspout (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.

outspout (English): To spout outward

Definitions

  1. To spout outward

Ancestry of “outspout”, step by step

outspout 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 spout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspoutA tube or lip through which liquid or steam is...
2Middle Englishspoutento spout
3Middle Dutchspoiten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →