Where does “readout” come from?

Readout comes from English read, from Middle English rēd, from Old English rǣdan, from Proto-Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, ultimately from the root h₂reh₁-.

readout (English): A display that presents numerical data; An...

Definitions

  1. A display that presents numerical data; An...

Ancestry of “readout”, step by step

readout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English read

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreadTo look at and interpret letters or other...
2Middle Englishredento counsel, advise; to study; to read
3Old Englishrǣdanto read, interpret; to counsel, advise; plot,...
4Proto-West Germanicrādanto advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...
5Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-