Where does “sitout” come from?

sitout (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.

sitout (English): An outdoor area that is set up for sitting, including a floor and seats, and possibly, but not necessarily having a roof, screens, or elevated platform

Definitions

  1. An outdoor area that is set up for sitting, including a floor and seats, and possibly, but not necessarily having a roof, screens, or elevated platform

Ancestry of “sitout”, step by step

sitout 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 sit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsitTo be in a position in which the upper body is...
2Middle Englishsittento sit
3Old Englishsittanto sit
4Proto-West Germanic*sittjanto sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →