Where does “sunder out” come from?
sunder out (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.
sunder out (English): To separate or set apart from others; split out;...
Definitions
- To separate or set apart from others; split out;...
Ancestry of “sunder out”, step by step
sunder out traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English out
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 2 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 3 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English sunder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sunder | Sundry; separate; different; To break or separate... |
| 2 | Middle English | sunder | — |
| 3 | Old English | sundor- | apart, aloof, separately, in a manner that... |
| 4 | Old English | sundor | apart, separate, private, aloof, by one's self |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sundraz | separate, isolated, alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snter- | — |