Where does “outwander” come from?

outwander (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.

outwander (English): To go out wandering; to roam beyond bounds

Definitions

  1. To go out wandering; to roam beyond bounds

Ancestry of “outwander”, step by step

outwander 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 wander

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwanderTo move without purpose or specified destination;...
2Middle EnglishwandrenTo move aimlessly; to ramble or saunter
3Old Englishwandrianto wander; to travel
4Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →
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